Chloroplast capture creates cryptic lineages with differential geographic patterns in Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Ericaceae)
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DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2025-0001
Abstract: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi inhabits circumboreal, alpine, and immediate coastal habitats while the center of diversity of Arctostaphylos is largely restricted to Mediterranean climates of the California Floristic Province. To discover its relationship to other Arctostaphylos species… read more here.
Keywords: chloroplast capture; uva ursi; lineage; arctostaphylos uva ... See more keywords
Variation in Population and Solvents as Factors Determining the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Leaf Extracts
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072247
Abstract: The bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. has a long history of ethnopharmacological use. This species has been used in folk medicine for centuries as a rich source of raw material abundant in secondary metabolites and… read more here.
Keywords: water; composition antioxidant; uva ursi; arctostaphylos uva ... See more keywords
In Vitro Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf Extract against Cutibacterium acnes
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DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14091952
Abstract: Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is the main causative agent of acne vulgaris. The study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of a natural product, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi leaf extract, against C. acnes. Preliminary chemical–physical characterization of… read more here.
Keywords: ursi leaf; leaf extract; uva ursi; arctostaphylos uva ... See more keywords