• Estrogenic and serotonergic butenolides from the leaves of Piper hispidum Swingle (Piperaceae) 

      Michel, Joanna L.; Chen, Yegao; Zhang, Hongjie; Huang, Yue; Krunic, Aleksej; Orjala, Jimmy; Veliz, Mario; Soni, Kapil K.; Soejarto, Djaja Doel; Cáceres, Armando; Pérez Sánchez, Alice Lorena (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 129(2): 220–226, 2010)
      Ethnopharmacological relevance: Our previous work has demonstrated that several plants in the Piperaceae family are commonly used by the Q’eqchi Maya of Livingston, Guatemala to treat amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and pain. ...
    • Menopause, A Universal Female Experience: Lessons from Mexico and Central America 

      Locklear, Tracie D.; Doyle, Brian J.; Huang, Yue; Pérez Sánchez, Alice Lorena; Cáceres, Armando; Mahady, Gail B. (Current Women’s Health Reviews 4(1), 3-8, 2008)
      In Mexico and Central America, women typically experience menopause up to 10 years earlier than their U.S. counterparts. This may be due in part to numerous pregnancies, long periods of lactation, poor nutrition, extreme ...