Otholobium pubescens
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| Species: | O. pubescens
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Otholobium pubescens is a plant species native to Bolivia, Peru and North Chile. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online regards it as "unplaced". It has been used in traditional medicine in Peru. The plant contains the chemical compound bakuchiol, which has been studied in a mouse model for its potential antihyperglycemic effects.