Trisyngyne nuda
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T. nuda
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| Trisyngyne nuda (Steenis) Heenan & Smissen
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Nothofagus nuda |
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Trisyngyne nuda is a species of plant in the Nothofagaceae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss. T. nuda was known as Nothofagus nuda prior to 2013.[1]
In 1927, T. nuda was reported by J. R. Croft to account for 949 deaths throughout Papua New Guinea.[2] The plant is traditionally used as an herb in culinary dishes throughout the Puri Puri[disambiguation needed] tribes of the Papua New Guinea highlands but results in hypoglycemic shock after ingestion of large doses.[3] Croft reported that wives within the polygamous tribes of the Puri Puri used the herb to poison the patriarchs during tribal disputes that coincided with the winter solstice.[4]
Scientists in Macao Laboratory isolated the active molecule of the plant in late 2006.[5] The molecule was determined to be an IRS-1 adaptor molecule involved the insulin response cascade.[6][7][8]
References
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- ↑ http://www.pngplants.org/References/HandbooksPNG_1.pdf
- ↑ ASIN 0792274172
- ↑ http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/french/03.pdf
- ↑ http://www.gplmacao.com/index_en.asp
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Sources
- Eddowes, P.J. 1998. Nothofagus nuda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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