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Internal ID UUID64404c978bc17213823433
Scientific name Equisetum myriochaetum
Authority Schltdl. & Cham.
First published in Linnaea 5: 623 (1830)

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Equisetum myriochaetum, also known as Mexican giant horsetail, is a large horsetail species that is native to several countries in Central and South America. It can reach heights of up to 15 feet and is commonly found growing on riverbanks. This species is harvested for its medicinal properties, particularly in Mexico where it is used to treat kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. It has a long history of traditional use as a diuretic.

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Hippochaete myriochaeta (Schldl. & Cham.) Holub Preslia 44: 128 (1972)

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Icelandic trölleski

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World Flora Online wfo-0001113267
USDA Plants EQMY
Tropicos 26607524
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77060052-1
The Plant List tro-26607524
Open Tree Of Life 542346
NCBI Taxonomy 231677
iNaturalist 275547
GBIF 8092977
Freebase /m/0b_z_0z
EOL 6069616
Wikipedia Equisetum_myriochaetum

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Biosynthesis of Copper Nanoparticles with Medicinal Plants Extracts: From Extraction Methods to Applications Antonio-Pérez A, Durán-Armenta LF, Pérez-Loredo MG, Torres-Huerta AL Micromachines (Basel) 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10609153
doi:10.3390/mi14101882
PMID:37893319
Comparative Attenuating Impact of Camel Milk and Insulin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Albino Rats Raj A, Shuklan P, Madan P, Chauhan K, Phogat J, Rani S ACS Omega 31-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10433336
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c02626
PMID:37599985
Insights into Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Applications of Plant Bioactive Compounds Mitropoulou G, Stavropoulou E, Vaou N, Tsakris Z, Voidarou C, Tsiotsias A, Tsigalou C, Taban BM, Kourkoutas Y, Bezirtzoglou E Microorganisms 28-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10222085
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11051156
PMID:37317131
Mangosteen Metabolites as Promising Alpha-Amylase Inhibitor Candidates: In Silico and In Vitro Evaluations Omar AM, AlKharboush DF, Mohammad KA, Mohamed GA, Abdallah HM, Ibrahim SR Metabolites 07-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9784833
doi:10.3390/metabo12121229
PMID:36557267
The Role of Natural Products on Diabetes Mellitus Treatment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Vivó-Barrachina L, Rojas-Chacón MJ, Navarro-Salazar R, Belda-Sanchis V, Pérez-Murillo J, Peiró-Puig A, Herran-González M, Pérez-Bermejo M Pharmaceutics 02-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8782046
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14010101
PMID:35056997
Approaches to Decrease Hyperglycemia by Targeting Impaired Hepatic Glucose Homeostasis Using Medicinal Plants Mata-Torres G, Andrade-Cetto A, Espinoza-Hernández F Front Pharmacol 23-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733686
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.809994
PMID:35002743
Human Hazard Assessment Using Drosophila Wing Spot Test as an Alternative In Vivo Model for Genotoxicity Testing—A Review Pitchakarn P, Inthachat W, Karinchai J, Temviriyanukul P Int J Mol Sci 14-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8472225
doi:10.3390/ijms22189932
PMID:34576092
Application of Polypodiopsida Class in Nanotechnology–Potential towards Development of More Effective Bioactive Solutions Fierascu I, Fierascu RC, Ungureanu C, Draghiceanu OA, Soare LC Antioxidants (Basel) 08-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8151343
doi:10.3390/antiox10050748
PMID:34066800
Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of the Genus Equisetum (Equisetaceae): A Narrative Review of the Species with Therapeutic Potential for Kidney Diseases Boeing T, Tafarelo Moreno KG, Gasparotto Junior A, Mota da Silva L, de Souza P Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 05-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7954623
doi:10.1155/2021/6658434
PMID:33747109
Actualized inventory of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Oaxaca, Mexico Lucía CP, Jacqueline BR, Alberto BR, David BA, Beatriz RA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 28-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7874459
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00431-y
PMID:33568185
Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activity of the Ethanolic Extract of Equisetum myriochaetum and Molecular Docking of Its Main Metabolites (Apigenin, Kaempferol, and Quercetin) on β-Tubulin Olazarán-Santibañez F, Rivera G, Vanoye-Eligio V, Mora-Olivo A, Aguirre-Guzmán G, Ramírez-Cabrera M, Arredondo-Espinoza E Molecules 16-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7831036
doi:10.3390/molecules26020443
PMID:33466999
Editorial: Mechanisms of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used to Control Type 2 Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome Eddouks M, Andrade-Cetto A, Heinrich M, De Feo V, Cho WC Front Pharmacol 14-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7841405
doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.617018
PMID:33519484
Molecules Isolated from Mexican Hypoglycemic Plants: A Review Escandón-Rivera SM, Mata R, Andrade-Cetto A Molecules 10-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7571036
doi:10.3390/molecules25184145
PMID:32927754
Visualising Silicon in Plants: Histochemistry, Silica Sculptures and Elemental Imaging Guerriero G, Stokes I, Valle N, Hausman JF, Exley C Cells 24-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7225990
doi:10.3390/cells9041066
PMID:32344677
Hepatic Glucose Output Inhibition by Mexican Plants Used in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mata-Torres G, Andrade-Cetto A, Espinoza-Hernández FA, Cárdenas-Vázquez R Front Pharmacol 03-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7065531
doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.00215
PMID:32194426

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Sophoraflavonoloside 5282155 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00218-X
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(99)00074-5

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