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Moraceae

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Definition: The mulberry plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have milky latex and small, petalless male or female flowers.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Antiaris; Artocarpus; Broussonetia; Ficus; Maclura; Morus
Other names Plants, Castilla; Plant, Castilla; Dorstenias; Cudranias; Castilla Plants; Brosimums; Streblus; Dorstenia; Cudrania; Castilla Plant; Brosimum
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
dorstenone  0   *Flavonoids Moraceae. J Nat Prod 1999 Oct;62(10):1432-4
macluralisin  EC 3.4.21.-   *Subtilisins Moraceae. Planta 1995;196(1):174-9
puag-haad  4721-07-7   *Plant Extracts *Stilbenes Moraceae. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1982;12(4):568

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