Pothomorphe umbellata

Pothomorphe umbellata

taxobox
name = "Pariparoba"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Piperales
familia = Piperaceae
genus = "Pothomorphe"
species = "P. umbellata"
binomial = "Pothomorphe umbellata"
binomial_authority = C.DC.|

Pothomorphe umbellata, or Pariparoba is a plant of Amazonian origin that has been traditionally used in folk remedies for digestive and liver-related maladies. In 2002, a research group based at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University [Antibacterial Constituents against "Helicobacter pylori" of Brazilian Medicinal Plant, Pariparoba. Takahiko ISOBE, Ayumi OHSAKI and Kumiko NAGATA "YAKUGAKU_ZASSHI" vol: 122 issue: 4 page: 291-294 year: 2002 http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yakushi/122/4/122_291/_article/-char/en viewed 29 May 2007] discovered antibacterial properties of the plant specific to "Helicobacter pylori". Two years later in laboratory testing at the Pharmaceutical Sciences College (FCF) of the University of São Paulo, molecules found within the plant were demonstrated to have UVB-protective properties. For its medicinal and cosmetic promise, the Brazilian pharmaceutical company Natura obtained exclusive marketing rights to products developed from the plant. [Protection for the skin, Extract from the Pariparoba exercises antioxidant action against the sun and should reach the market shortly, Dinorah Ereno "Revista Pesquisa Fapesp", Print Edition November 2004, http://www.revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/?art=1340&bd=1&pg=1&lg=en viewed 29 May 2007]

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