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Ficus septica exudate, a traditional medicine used in Papua New Guinea for treating infected cutaneous ulcers: in vitro evaluation and clinical efficacy assessment by cluster randomised trial by Deli, John, González-Beiras, Camila, Guldan, Georgia S, Moses, Rachael L., Dally, Jordanna, Moseley, Ryan, Lundy, Fionnuala T., Corbacho-Monne, Marc, Walker, Stephen L, Cazorla, Maria Ubals, Ouchi, Dan, Fang, Rui, Briggs, Marie, Kiapranis, Robert, Yahimbu, Martha, Mitjà, Oriol, Prescott, Thomas A.K.

“…Background and objectives: Infected cutaneous ulcers are major health problems for children living in rural areas of Papua New Guinea. The inaccessibility of…”
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Tropical ulcer plant treatments used by Papua New Guinea's Apsokok nomads by Prescott, Thomas A.K., Homot, Peter, Lundy, Fionnuala T., Fang, Rui, Patrick, Sheila, Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo, Kiapranis, Robert

“…The tropical ulcer is a debilitating bacterial infection that is common in Papua New Guinea. Deploying healthcare infrastructure to remote and inaccessible…”
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Medicinal plants of Papua New Guinea's Miu speaking population and a focus on their use of plant–slaked lime mixtures by Prescott, Thomas A.K., Briggs, Marie, Kiapranis, Robert, Simmonds, Monique S.J.

“…Here we present the results of an ethnobotanical survey of the medicinal plants used by the Miu, a virtually unresearched ethnolinguistic group who live in the…”
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Myristicyclins A and B: Antimalarial Procyanidins from Horsfieldia spicata from Papua New Guinea by Lu, Zhenyu, Van Wagoner, Ryan M, Pond, Cristopher D, Pole, Ann R, Jensen, James B, Blankenship, D’Arbra, Grimberg, Brian T, Kiapranis, Robert, Matainaho, Teatulohi K, Barrows, Louis R, Ireland, Chris M

“…An antimalarial screen for plants collected from Papua New Guinea identified an extract of Horsfieldia spicata as having activity. Isolation of the active…”
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Comparative ethnobotany and in-the-field antibacterial testing of medicinal plants used by the Bulu and inland Kaulong of Papua New Guinea by Prescott, Thomas A.K., Kiapranis, Robert, Maciver, Sutherland K.

“…Portable field antibacterial assay using an alcohol burner heated pressure cooker (centre) and bacterial cultures made from freezedried stocks (bottom right)…”
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Ampelocissus asekii J. Wen, R. Kiapranis & M. Lovave, a new species of Vitaceae from Papua New Guinea by Wen, Jun, Kiapranis, Robert, Lovave, Michael

“…A new species Ampelocissus asekii J.Wen, R.Kiapranis & M.Lovave of Vitaceae is described from Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a close relative of…”
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Lunacridine from Lunasia amara is a DNA intercalating topoisomerase II inhibitor by Prescott, Thomas A.K., Sadler, Ian H., Kiapranis, Robert, Maciver, Sutherland K.

“…An ethnobotanical survey of plants used to treat tropical ulcers in Papua New Guinea identified Lunasia amara as possessing anti- Staphylococcus aureus…”
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Ampelocissus asekii J. Wen, R. Kiapranis & M. Lovave, a new species of Vitaceae from Papua New Guinea by Wen, Jun, Kiapranis, Robert, Lovave, Michael

“…A new species Ampelocissus asekii J.Wen, R.Kiapranis & M.Lovave of Vitaceae is described from Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a close relative of…”
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Evaluation of Cypholophus macrocephalus sap as a treatment for infected cutaneous ulcers in Papua New Guinea by Moses, Rachael L., Fang, Rui, Dally, Jordanna, Briggs, Marie, Lundy, Fionnuala T., Kiapranis, Robert, Moseley, Ryan, Prescott, Thomas A.K.

“…Cypholophus macrocephalus sap is used to treat bacterially infected cutaneous leg ulcers in Papua New Guinea. High resolution LC-MS analysis of the sap…”
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Lepiniopsis ternatensis sap stimulates fibroblast proliferation and down regulates macrophage TNF-α secretion by Moses, Rachael L., Dally, Jordanna, Lundy, Fionnuala T., Langat, Moses, Kiapranis, Robert, Tsolaki, Anthony G., Moseley, Ryan, Prescott, Thomas A.K.

“…The sap of the tree Lepiniopsis ternatensis is used as a topical treatment for cutaneous leg ulcers in Papua New Guinea. This study, which is the first…”
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