Authors: C Y Ragasa D L Espineli E M G Agoo CC Shen
Publish Date: 2013/09/20
Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 757-758
Abstract
Cinnamomum rupestre Kosterm Lauraceae is an endemic species in the Philippines originally discovered in Palawan 1 while Cinnamomum nanophyllum Kosterm is a widespread endemic species in the country In Cebu the local people collect and prepare the leaves and the bark as a decoction for relief of stomach and abdominal ailments There are no reported chemical and biological studies on C rupestre and C nanophyllum These are two of the 21 species of Cinnamomum found in the Philippines of which 16 are known to be endemic 1 This study was conducted as part of our research on the chemical constituents of Cinnamomum species found in the Philippines We earlier reported the isolation of eugenol and safrole from the bark polyprenol from the leaves and trilinolein from the roots of Cinnamomum cebuense 2The authors are grateful to Dionisio Puno and Joselito Bonjoc for assisting in the collection of the specimens within their land property in Hagnaya Carmen Cebu A research grant from the Commission on Higher Education CHED of the Philippines is gratefully acknowledged
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