Erythrina mulungu alkaloids are potent inhibitors of neuronal nicotinic receptor currents in mammalian cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Crude extracts and three isolated alkaloids from Erythrina mulungu plants have shown anxiolytic effects in different animal models. We investigated whether these alkaloids could affect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and if they are selective for ...
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Effect of acute treatment with a water-alcohol extract of Erythrina mulungu on anxiety-related responses in rats [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2002 We investigated the effect of acute oral treatment with a water-alcohol extract of the inflorescence of Erythrina mulungu (EM, Leguminosae-Papilionaceae) (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) on rats submitted to different anxiety models: the elevated T-maze (for ...
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Caracterização genética de mulungu (Erythrina velutina Willd.) em áreas de baixa ocorrência [PDF]
Revista Ciencia Agronomica, 2014 A Erythrina velutina Willd., popularmente conhecida como mulungu, apresenta propriedades farmacológicas e se encontra em estado de raridade em regiões do Estado de Sergipe.
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Erythrina Stem Borer, Terastia meticulosalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and reforestation efforts of the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil with seedlings of mulungu-do-litoral, Erythrina speciosa [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Ferreira-Filho P J +2 more
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Effectiveness and safety of oral sedation in adult patients undergoing dental procedures: a systematic review [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives It can be challenging to manage patients who are anxious during dental procedures. There is a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of oral sedation in adults.
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Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2003 This work studied the antinociceptive effects of the hydroalcoholic extracts (HAEs) from Erythrina velutina (Ev) and Erythrina mulungu (Em) in three experimental models of nociception in mice. The extract was administered intraperitoneally to female mice at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg.
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Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of hydroalcoholic extracts and fractions from Erythrina mulungu [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Farmacognosia, 2012 Erythrina mulungu Mart. ex Benth., Fabaceae, popularly known as mulungu, is used for the treatment of insomnia and disorders of the central nervous system. This study examined the antinociceptive effects of the hydroalcoholic extracts (HAE), the ethyl acetate and chloroformic fractions from E.
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In vitro effects of four native Brazilian medicinal plants in CYP3A4 mRNA gene expression, glutathione levels and P-glycoprotein activity. [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016 Erythrina mulungu Benth. (Fabaceae), Cordia verbenacea A. DC. (Boraginaceae), Solanum paniculatum L. (Solanaceae) and Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) are medicinal plants species native to Brazil shortlisted by the Brazilian National Health System ...
Andre Luis Dias Araujo Mazzari +6 more
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Effect of Erythrina velutina and Erythrina mulungu in rats submitted to animal models of anxiety and depression [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2006 Erythrina velutina (EV) and Erythrina mulungu (EM), popularly used in Brazil as tranquilizing agents, were studied. The effects of acute and chronic oral treatment with a water:alcohol extract of EV (7:3, plant grounded stem bark; acute = 100, 200, 400 ...
M.D. Ribeiro +3 more
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Anti-inflammatory activities of the hydroalcoholic extracts from Erythrina velutina and E. mulungu in mice [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Farmacognosia, 2011 This work studied the anti-inflammatory activities of the hydroalcoholic extracts (HAEs) from Erythrina velutina Willd. (Ev) and E. mulungu Mart. ex Benth. (Em) in the carrageenan- and dextran-induced mice hind paw edema models. These medicinal plants belonging to the Fabaceae family are used in some Brazilian communities to treat pain, inflammation ...
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