| Trichilia catigua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Trichilia |
| Species: | T. catigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichilia catigua A.Juss.
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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].
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.