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Antidepressant Effects of Mitragyna Speciosa Korth Extract on Diabetic Rats

Medical and Health Science Journal
Background: Diabetes mellitus is most common associated with neurological complications, including depressive symptoms, so this study investigated whether mitragyna may provide benefits in reducing depressive symptoms in animal models of diabetes.
Reza Hery Mahendra Putra, Evi Sylvia Awwaliyah, Hotimah Masdan Salim, Ilham Putera Alam, Ainul Rofiq   +4 more
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Evaluation of antidiabetic activity of plants used in Western Sudan

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
Objective: To investigate the traditional antidiabetic uses of some indigenous Sudanese plants on streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats. Methods: Diabetic rats were treated with a 400 mg/kg dose of aqueous extracts of five plant species orally for 2 h ...
Maha Abdulrahman Alamin, Ahmed Ibrahim Yagi, Sakina Mohamed Yagi   +2 more
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Mitragyna speciosa: Opioid Addiction Treatment and Risk of Use

JPSCR: Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Research, 2022
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.) is a plant that originated from the rainforest in Southeast Asia, mainly grows in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Kratom has been used traditionally as an herbal remedy for the treatment of various illnesses.
Azka Muhammad Rusydan, Endang Lukitaningsih, Nanang Fakhrudin   +2 more
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Novel Psychoactive Substances 14Recent Progress on Neuropharmacological Mechanisms of Action for Selected Drugs [PDF]

, 2017
A feature of human culture is that we can learn to consume chemical compounds, derived from natural plants or synthetic fabrication, for their psychoactive effects.
Boris B. , Quednow, Christian P. , Müller, Erich, Seifritz, Hassan, Zurina, Johannes, Kornhuber, Kasinather, B. Vicknasingam, Narayanan, Suresh, Oliver G., Bosch, Singh, Darshan   +8 more
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Novel Histopathologic Features of Diffuse Blue‐Gray Hyperpigmentation Associated With Kratom Use: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Drug‐induced hyperpigmentation accounts for 10%–20% of acquired pigmentary disorders and can be misdiagnosed for other causes such as melasma, post inflammatory changes, or heavy metal deposition. Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a Southeast Asian plant with an opioid‐like profile, has been increasingly used in the United States for ...
Rita Kamoua, Kristen Paradine, Craig A. Rohan, Mary McDaniel, Diane Perkins   +4 more
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Screening of Native Plant Species in the Artisanal Gold Mining Sites of Doko, Guinea: Perspectives for Phytoremediation

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, Volume 54, Issue 3, March 2026.
This study focuses on phytoremediation in a gold mining‐contaminated area in Doko, Guinea. Plant, soil, and rhizospheric soil samples were collected and subjected to physicochemical analyses to quantify heavy metal content. Biological indicators: bioconcentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), and biological accumulation coefficient (BAC ...
Ahmed Amara Konaté, Joseph Hébélamou, Alassane Diallo, Khaled Gemail, Said El Hasnaoui, Abdelaziz Smouni, Mouna Fahr   +6 more
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Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Among the symptoms of COVID-19 fever, general malaise, pain and aches, myalgia, fatigue, and headache can affect the quality of life of patients, even after the end of the acute phase of the infection and can be long lasting.
Antonio Metastasio, Antonio Metastasio, Elisabeth Prevete, Darshan Singh, Oliver Grundmann, Walter C. Prozialeck, Charles Veltri, Giuseppe Bersani, Ornella Corazza, Ornella Corazza   +9 more
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Edaphic effects on forest structure and tree species composition in three seasonally dry tropical forest types in Cambodia

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 2, February 2026.
Soil conditions are critical factors shaping forest structure and tree species composition in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs); however, few studies have evaluated edaphic effects in Cambodia's unique lowland forest landscape, where different forest types coexist under similar climatic conditions.
Thav Sopheak, Shuichiro Tagane, Katsuura Hiiragi, Chea Sophors, Michiko Nakagawa   +4 more
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Induction and Analysis of the Alkaloid Mitragynine Content of a Mitragyna speciosa Suspension Culture System upon Elicitation and Precursor Feeding

The Scientific World Journal, 2013
This study aimed to determine the effects of different concentrations and combinations of the phytohormones 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D), kinetin, 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), and 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) on callus induction ...
Nor Nahazima Mohamad Zuldin, Ikram Md. Said, Normah Mohd Noor, Zamri Zainal, Chew Jin Kiat, Ismanizan Ismail   +5 more
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Identification of “Kratom” (Mitragyna speciosa) Alkaloids in Commercially Available Products [PDF]

, 2017
“Kratom” is the common name for the botanical mitragyna speciosa. It is a tree native to Southeast Asia in which leaves contain the psychoactive alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. Kratom is often ingested as teas, chewed, or smoked.
Grzymkowski, Julia, Peace, Michelle R, Poklis, Justin   +2 more
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