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Otholobium pubescens is a plant species in the genus Otholobium. 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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. INIST 1198639


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