Trichilia catigua

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Trichilia catigua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Trichilia
Species:
T. catigua
Binomial name
Trichilia catigua
A.Juss.

Trichilia catigua is a flowering plant species in the genus Trichilia .

The species is used in folk medicine and shamanism in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. Cinchonain-Ib is a flavonolignan found in the bark of T. catigua. [1] Catuaba from Trichilia catigua was found to increase the release of Serotonin as well as Dopamine in rats. [2] Additionally, Trichilia catigua was shown to have neuroprotective effects in rats. [3]

References

  1. Beltrame, F. L.; Filho, E. R.; Barros, F. A. P.; Cortez, D. A. G.; Casset, Q. B. (2006). "A validated higher-performance liquid chromatography method for quantification of cinchonain Ib in bark and phytopharmaceuticals of Trichilia catigua used as Catuaba". Journal of Chromatography A. 1119 (1–2): 257–263. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2005.10.050. PMID   16360665.
  2. Campos, Maria M.; Fernandes, Elizabeth S.; Ferreira, Juliano; Santos, Adair R. S.; Calixto, João B. (2005-10-01). "Antidepressant-like effects of Trichilia catigua (Catuaba) extract: evidence for dopaminergic-mediated mechanisms" . Psychopharmacology. 182 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1007/s00213-005-0052-1. ISSN   1432-2072 . Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. Kamdem, Jean Paul; Olalekan, Elekofehinti Olusola; Hassan, Waseem; Kade, Ige Joseph; Yetunde, Ogunbolude; Boligon, Aline Augusti; Athayde, Margareth Linde; Souza, Diogo Onofre; Rocha, João Batista Teixeira (2013-10-01). "Trichilia catigua (Catuaba) bark extract exerts neuroprotection against oxidative stress induced by different neurotoxic agents in rat hippocampal slices" . Industrial Crops and Products. 50: 625–632. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.07.033. ISSN   0926-6690 . Retrieved 2024-09-21.