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GC–MS and FTIR Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia laxiflora Root and Mitragyna inermis Stem Bark

Journal of Chemistry
The contribution of medicinal plants in healthcare delivery has been acknowledged due to the numerous plant chemicals with health-promoting properties.
Sylvenus Aguree, Samson Abah Abagale, Isaac Sackey   +2 more
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Land-Use Effects on Melliferous Woody Flora in Sudanian Agroforestry Parkland and Protected Area of West Africa. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study assessed how land use types influence the diversity, structure, and temporal dynamics of melliferous woody species and honeybee (Apis mellifera) foraging in a sudanian landscape of southwestern Burkina Faso. Fallow land and protected area supported higher species richness and distinct community composition compared with farmland, while ...
Kanazoe IW, Nombré I, Zoungrana A, Boussim JI.   +3 more
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Proximate composition and mineral profile of elephants forages in the Savannah ecological zone of Ghana

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023
This study evaluated the proximate and mineral composition of various parts of Balanites aegyptiaca, Mitragyna inermis, Cassia sieberiena, Kigelia africana, Detarium microcarpum, Terminalia laxiflora, Ficus platyphylla and Climber plant (Liana) as feeds ...
Sylvenus Aguree, Samson Abah Abagale, Isaac Sackey   +2 more
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A Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) and the Assessment of Its Genetic Diversity in Thailand

Biology, 2022
Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) is a tropical narcotic plant native to Southeast Asia with unique pharmacological properties. Here, we report the first chromosome-scale assembly of the M. speciosa genome. We employed PacBio sequencing to obtain a preliminary
Wirulda Pootakham, Thippawan Yoocha, Nukoon Jomchai, Wasitthee Kongkachana, Chaiwat Naktang, Chutima Sonthirod, Srimek Chowpongpang, Panyavut Aumpuchin, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang   +8 more
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The cellular toxicology of mitragynine, the dominant alkaloid of the narcotic-like herb, Mitragyna speciosa Korth [PDF]

, 2015
Mitragyna speciosa Korth (Kratom), a herb of the Rubiaceae family is indigenous to southeast Asia. The plant and its dominant alkaloid mitragynine (MIT) are narcotic/analgesic and illicit consumption is widespread in Asia; the toxicological consequences ...
Gooderham, NJ, Holmes, E, Saidin, NA, Takayama, H   +3 more
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Inhibition of Advanced Glycation End-Products by Tamarindus indica and Mitragyna inermis Extracts and Effects on Human Hepatocyte and Fibroblast Viability

Molecules, 2023
Tamarindus indica and Mitragyna inermis are widely used by herbalists to cure diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory potential of aqueous and various organic solvent fractions from both plants and some isolated ...
Relwendé Justin Ouédraogo, Umair Aleem, Lassina Ouattara, Muhammad Nadeem-ul-Haque, Georges Anicet Ouédraogo, Humera Jahan, Farzana Shaheen   +6 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
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Herbal highs: review on psychoactive effects and neuropharmacology [PDF]

, 2017
Background: A new trend among users of new psychoactive substances’ the consumption of “herbal highs”: plant parts containing psychoactive substances.
Graziano, S, Orsolini, L, Pichini, S., Rotolo, Mc, Schifano, F, Tittarelli, R   +5 more
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Sedative, cognitive impairment and anxiolytic effects of acute Mitragyna speciosa in rodents [PDF]

, 2013
Mitragyna speciosa, a plant from Rubiaceae family, was reported to have an opium-like effect and their coca-like stimulative ability to combat fatigue and enhance tolerance to hard work.
Adzhar, Muhammad Farhan, Amom, Zulkhairi, Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat, Fakurazi, Sharida, Mat Taib, Che Norma, Md Akim, Abdah, Md Rasul, Mohd Saifuddin, Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris, Muhamamd Yusof, Muhammad Khairulasraf, Suliman, Noor Azuin, Zakaria, Fatin Nadzirah   +10 more
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The 730 nm Picosecond Titanium Sapphire Laser for Treatment of Kratom-Induced Hyperpigmentation. [PDF]

Lasers Surg Med
ABSTRACT Objectives This case series reports the use of the 730‐nm picosecond titanium‐sapphire laser in the treatment of kratom‐induced hyperpigmentation, a dermatological side effect associated with the use of Mitragyna speciosa, which remains poorly understood. Methods A series of patients with kratom‐induced hyperpigmentation were treated using the
Alhadyani AA, Samaan C, Munavalli GS.
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