Investigation of Herb-Drug Interactions between Xylopia aethiopica, Its Principal Constituent Xylopic Acid, and Antidepressants [PDF]
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical SciencesIntroduction. Depression affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide and is implicated in up to 60% of suicides. Only about 60–70% of patients respond to antidepressant therapy. One of the factors causing patients to not attain therapeutic goals is
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Defense Mechanisms of Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. in the Dry Season in the Brazilian Savanna [PDF]
LifeWater availability and light during the dry and rainy seasons in the Cerrado may influence plants’ stomatal movement and the entry of CO2 for organic synthesis, which is the main electron drain.
Felipe Campos +6 more
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Leaves of Allium cepa and Xylopia aethiopica fruits as potent sources of natural antioxidant for stabilization of viscera FISH oil during accelerated storage [PDF]
HeliyonThe present study investigated the antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts of two local plants and their capacities to preserve the quality of viscera fish oil during storage.
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Xylopic acid from Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) inhibits morphine tolerance in rats [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Sciences Asia, 2022 Traditionally, Xylopia aethiopica is used to manage pain disorders such as neuralgia, colic pain, rheumatism and headache. Using animal models, this study aimed to investigate the ability of Xylopic Acid (XA), a kaurene diterpene obtained from Xylopia ...
Priscilla Kolibea Mante +7 more
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Scientific African, 2023 Xylopia aethiopica is a plant used ethnomedicinally for the treatment of several infections in Nigeria. This study was carried out to isolate the active compound(s) in Xylopia aethiopica and evaluate their anti-measles virus activity. The Dichloromethane
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IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022 Background: Cognitive dysfunction, presenting as learning and memory impairment, is a common manifestation in many chronic diseases of the nervous system. Some of these diseases include depression, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease. To date, few drugs or
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Twelve new and exciting Annonaceae from the Neotropics [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2019 As a result of concerted efforts of the community of Annonaceae taxonomists, increasingly detailed knowledge of the diversity of the Neotropical genera has been documented.
Paul J.M. Maas +6 more
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A new species of Xylopia (Annonaceae) from the Amazon Basin, with a review of trunciflorous cauliflory in the genus [PDF]
PhytoKeysA new cauliflorous species of the pantropical genus Xylopia (Annonaceae) is described from the Amazon Basin. Xylopia rubrolineata sp. nov., is shown to be distinct from X. ochrantha, with which it had previously been confused.
Morgan Vaughn +7 more
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Long-distance dispersals and ecological transitions underlie the biogeographic expansion of the pantropical magnoliid genus Xylopia (Annonaceae) [PDF]
Frontiers of BiogeographyPantropical taxa with broad and changing distributions provide useful models for assessing drivers of tropical tree biodiversity. Originating at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, Xylopia is a vertebrate-dispersed woody plant genus with ca.
David M. Johnson +8 more
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A revision of Xylopia L. (Annonaceae): the species of Tropical Africa
PhytoKeys, 2018 A revision of the 45 species of the pantropical genus Xylopia in Tropical Africa includes descriptions of six new species and a new section of the genus. The fruits and seeds of Xylopia show specializations that promote vertebrate dispersal, primarily by
David M. Johnson, Nancy A. Murray
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