''Piper marginatum'', the cake bush, Anesi wiwiri, marigold pepper, Ti Bombé in Creole or Hinojo, is a plant species in the genus ''
Piper'' found in moist, shady spots in the Amazon rainforest in Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.
The leaves contain flavonoids such as
vitexin and
marginatoside (6 -O-β
gentiobiosyl vitexin). The plant also contains
3,4-Methylenedioxypropiophenone,
2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone
2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone is a natural phenylpropanoid and precursor in the synthesis of α- asarone.
Natural occurrence
2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone is a component of several plant species' essential oils. The chemical has been identifi ...
,
2-Methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxypropiophenone,
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-1-ol (
Marginatumol),
5,4′-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone and
5,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone.
An
essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the ...
can be produced from the plant showing deterrent and larvicidal activities against ''
Aedes aegypti
''Aedes aegypti'' ( or from Greek 'hateful' and from Latin, meaning 'of Egypt'), sometimes called the Egyptian mosquito, dengue mosquito or yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that spreads diseases like dengue fever, yellow fever, malar ...
''.
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