Antioxidant, anticholinesterase and antifatigue effects of Trichilia catigua (catuaba)

• Main Authors: Nadini Oliveira Martins (Author), Isabella Modelli de Brito (Author), Sandra Syomara O. Araújo (Author), Giuseppina Negri (Author), Elisaldo de Araújo Carlini (Author), Fúlvio Rieli Mendes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Trichilia catigua A. Juss. (Meliaceae) is a species known as catuaba and used in folk medicine for the treatment of fatigue, stress, impotence and memory deficit. The main phytochemical compounds identified in the barks of T. catigua are flavalignans, flavan-3-ols and flavonoids...