Cecropia glaziovii Sneth is a common tree at the Southeastern Brazilian coast. As many
other species of the genus, it shares the reputed folk use to treat heart failure, cough, asthma
and bronchitis. The plant has been cultivated under controlled conditions and the 2%
aqueous extract (AE) prepared with the dried leaves was standardized by its chemical
contents on catechins, flavonoids and procyanidins. The present paper reports the
antihypertensive activity of AE and of n-butanol fraction (BuF), an enriched semi-purified …