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Pothomorphe peltata Miq.)
Cecropia peltata leaves boiled in water are used in a bath for rheumatism in Guatemala [ 63 ] Cecropia peltata leaves are used for aches, abscesses, coughs, pains, fever, pertussis, skin lesions and digestive problems in Eastern Nicaragua, Jamaica and Cuba [ 53 64 ] . Cecropia peltata leaves are used for snakebites in Trinidad [ 52 65 ] . Free fatty acids including stearic, arachidic, behenic, lignoceric and cerotic acids were isolated from Cecropia species.
Leaves of Cecropia peltata contain leucocyanidin [ 54 ] .
Throughout tropical Central and South America, leaves of Lepianthes peltata Miq.
are used as antiinflammatory, antipyretic, hepatoprotective and diuretic infusions and to treat external ulcers and local infections [ 94 ] . A cataplasm of the leaves of Lepianthes peltata is used by the Cuna and Chocó Indians for various external ailments and is rubbed on the body to exterminate lice [ 25 95 81 ] . In South America leaves are used for inflammatory disorders and are warmed and rubbed with coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) or castor oil ( Ricinus communis ) and applied to any painful or swollen joints and inner body parts [ 94 54 96 97 98 65 99 ] .
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