Aristolochia baetica
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Aristolochia baetica, the Andalusian Dutchman's Pipe or Pipe Vine is a poisonous perennial vine that is endemic from Algeria to Spain and Portugal.[1][2]
Description
Aristolochia baetica is a rarely procumbent evergreen climber with triangular, cordate, glaucous lobes a quarter the size of the leaves.[1] Flowers vary from 2 to 5 centimetres and are from brownish-purple to reddish.[1] All species of aristolochia have poisonous alkaloids or aristolochic acid,[1] although butterflies are immune to its nectar's poison.
Antiproliferative effects
In Morocco, A. baetica is used in traditional medicine. To evaluate their potential activity on human breast cancer, four different polarity extracts from both A. baetica and origanum compactum were assessed in vitro for the antiproliferative effect they have on MCF-7 cells.[3] The results showed that several extracts of those plants showed potent cell proliferation inhibition on MCF-7 cells.[3] The chloroform extract of A. baetica and ethyl acetate of origanum compactum were the most active of the picks.[3] Thin layer chromatography examination of the bioactive extracts of A. baetica showed the presence of aristolochic acid.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c d "Herbarium aristolochia baetica information". University of Reading. August 21, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Alora seeds Aristolochia baetica product". Aloraseeds.com. 16 Jun 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d W. Chaouki, DY. Leger, J. Eljastimi, JL. Beneytout, M. Hmamouchi (March, 2010). "Antiproliferative effect of extracts from Aristolochia baetica and Origanum compactum on human breast cancer cell line MCF-7". U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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