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The name Catuaba (/ k ə ˈ t w ɑː b ə / kə-TWAH-bə, via Portuguese from Guarani) is used for the infusions of the bark of a number of trees native to Brazil.The most widely used barks are derived from the trees Trichilia catigua [1] and Erythroxylum vaccinifolium.
Erythroxylum catuaba A.J.Silva ex Raym.-Hamet, 1936 Erythroxylum vaccinifolium is a flowering plant species in the genus Erythroxylum . It is used to prepare catuaba , an infusion used as an aphrodisiac in Brazilian herbal medicine .
Catuabines are a group of tropane alkaloids, isolated from Erythroxylum vaccinifolium, which are used in the preparation of the drug Catuaba (which in traditional Brazilian medicine is purported to be an aphrodisiac and central nervous system stimulant, though such claims have not been substantiated).
Erythroxylum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae.Many of the approximately 200 species contain the tropane alkaloid cocaine, [1] [2] and two of the species within this genus, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense, both native to South America, are the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild stimulant coca tea. [3]
Species of Anemopaegma along with many other unrelated plants go by the name of catuaba. Species. Species include: [3] Anemopaegma acutifolium DC.
Catuaba sanguinoloenta Catuaba is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae . This genus has a single species, Catuaba sanguinolenta , found in Brazil .
The wildlife of Malaysia is diverse, with Malaysia being a megadiverse country. Most of the country is covered in rainforest , which hosts a huge diversity of plant and animal species. There are approximately 361 mammal species, 694 bird species, 250 reptile species, and 150 frog species found in Malaysia.
The species is used in folk medicine and shamanism in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. Cinchonain-Ib is a flavonolignan found in the bark of T. catigua. [1] Catuaba from Trichilia catigua was found to increase the release of Serotonin as well as Dopamine in rats. [2] Additionally, Trichilia catigua was shown to have neuroprotective ...