Otholobium pubescens is a plant species native to Bolivia, Peru and north Chile. As of October 2024[update], Plants of the World Online regards it as "unplaced".[1] It has been used in traditional medicine in Peru. The plant contains the chemical compound bakuchiol, which has been studied in a mouse model for its potential antihyperglycemic effects.[2]
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Wikispecies has information related to Otholobium pubescens.
- ^ "Otholobium pubescens (Poir.) J.W.Grimes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Krenisky J. M., Luo J.; Reed M. J. & Carney J. R. (1999). "Isolation and Antihyperglycemic Activity of Bakuchiol from Otholobium pubescens (Fabaceae), a Peruvian Medicinal Plant Used for the Treatment of Diabetes". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 22 (10): 1137–1140. doi:10.1248/bpb.22.1137. PMID 10549873. INIST 1198639
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