| Trichilia catigua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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]