Muntingia calabura

Lim, T. K.

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_62

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“…Only two taxa, found incidentally at the base of the sequence (layers 41 and 42-L, respectively; Fig 11) are completely foreign to the Nunura and Illescas environments and are not common constituents of the dry tropical forest. Muntingia calabura grows on disturbed sites in tropical lowlands but is intolerant of saline conditions [95]. It can be found in the dry tropical forest, but also in denser and more inland formations, such as the Bosque Pomac (160 km southeast of Huaca Grande, in the La Leche valley) [92,96].…”

Section: Palaeoenvironmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Settlement dynamics, subsistence economies and climate change during the late Holocene at Nunura Bay (Sechura Desert, Peru): A multiproxy approach

Villa¹,

Bermeo²,

Zazzo³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Long considered on the margins, far from the major cultural traditions, the Sechura Desert is situated at the crossroads between the cultures of southern Ecuador and those of the northern Peruvian coast and preserves a large number of varied archaeological sites. Despite this evidence, little is known about the societies that inhabited this region during the Holocene. Exposed to natural hazards, including El Niño events, and to major climatic changes, they were able to adapt and exploit the scarce resources that this extreme environment offered them. Because of this rich history, we have been conducting archaeological research in this region since 2012 in order to clarify the dynamics of human occupation and their links with climate oscillations and environmental changes. This paper present the results of a multidisciplinary study of Huaca Grande, a mound located on Nunura Bay, 300 m from the Pacific Ocean. The nature of the human occupations at Huaca Grande was varied, and several adjustments occurred over time. The subsistence economy was based mainly on local marine resources and a continual use of terrestrial vegetal resources. However, a major change occurred in the more recent occupations, with the apparition of non-local resources (maize and cotton) indicating that Huaca Grande was connected to trade networks. The results show two main phases of occupation separated by a long abandonment (mid-5th century CE to mid-7th century CE and mid-13th century to mid-15th century CE). The occupation of the site appears to have been influenced by changes in the local climate and by extreme El Niño events. Our results highlight the great adaptability of these human groups over the span of a millennium and their capacity to react to the climatic changes and hazards that characterise this region.

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Section: Palaeoenvironmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Settlement dynamics, subsistence economies and climate change during the late Holocene at Nunura Bay (Sechura Desert, Peru): A multiproxy approach

Villa¹,

Bermeo²,

Zazzo³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…Muntigia calabura or 'kersen' (in Bahasa Indonesia) is a plant of the Elaeocharpaceae family encountered in almost all tropical regions due to its high adaptability (Lim 2012;Mahmood et al 2014). M. calabura has been widely used in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Vietnam and the Philippines to reduce ulcers, fever, headaches, to be utilized as tranquilizers.…”

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Intracellular antioxidant activity of Muntingia calabura leaves methanolic extract

2018

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Rahmawati AN, Astirin OP, Pangastuti A. 2018. Intracellular antioxidant activity of Muntingia calabura leaves methanolicextract. Nusantara Bioscience 19: 210-214. Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) results in oxidative damage that destroys proteins,lipids, and DNA, resulting in various diseases and accelerating the aging process. Antioxidants are compounds that have the ability tosuppress oxidative stress. Muntingia calabura has a high phytochemical content, especially the phenolic group that can act asantioxidant. This study aimed to determine the intracellular antioxidant activity of M. calabura leaves methanolic extract (MLME)through intracellular ROS levels in 3T3 fibroblast cells under normal condition and oxidative stress due to UVB exposure. Tests wereperformed using the DPPH (Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) method and modified NBT (Nitroblue Tetrazolium). Testing of antioxidantactivity with DPPH method obtained result that MLME had high antioxidant activity with IC50 value of 3.030 μg mL-1, whileintracellular antioxidant activity with modified NBT method showed that MLME statistically had significant effect on intracellular ROSlevel under normal condition (p < 0.05) based on dose-dependent manner, but not significant (p > 0.05) under oxidative stress condition.Significant effects were only shown at a concentration of 20 μg mL-1 against the control of oxidative stress due to UVB exposure.

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