- Tayuya
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name = Tayuya
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Cucurbitales
familia =Cucurbitaceae
genus =Cayaponia
species = "C. tayuya"
binomial = "Cayaponia tayuya"
binomial_authority = Cogn. [cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=291858-1 |title=Cucurbitaceae Cayaponia tayuya |accessdate=2007-06-05 |work=International Plant Names Index ]
synonyms =
*"Cayaponia piauhiensis "
*"Cayaponia ficifolia "
*"Bryonia tayuya "
*"Trianosperma tayuya"
*"Trianosperma piauhiensis"
*"Trianosperma ficcifolia"Tayuya ("Cayaponia tayuya") is a
vine that grows in the Amazon region ofSouth America , in the nations ofBrazil ,Bolivia andPeru . Itsroot s are used inherbal medicine . [cite web
url=http://www.rain-tree.com/tayuya.htm
title=Tayuya (Cayaponia tayuya)
accessdate=2007-06-05
last=Taylor
first=Leslie
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year=2005
work=The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs
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quote=]Studies in
rodent models have shown that severalcucurbitacin s isolated from tayuya have medically useful effects, such as reducing inflammation [cite journal
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last = Recio
first = MC
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coauthors = Prieto, M; Bonucelli, M; Orsi, C; Manez, S; Giner, RM; Cerda-Nicolas, M; Rios, JL
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year = 2004
month = May
title = Anti-inflammatory activity of two cucurbitacins isolated from Cayaponia tayuya roots
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quote = ] and reducing damage fromarthritis . [cite journal
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last = Escandell
first = JM
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coauthors = Recio, MC; Manez, S; Giner, RM; Cerda-Nicolas, M; Rios, JL.
date =2006-02-17
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title = Dihydrocucurbitacin B, isolated from Cayaponia tayuya, reduces damage in adjuvant-induced arthritis
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quote = ]References
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