This review article focuses on pre-clinical and clinical studies with some selected Brazilian
medicinal plants in different areas of interest, conducted by research groups in Brazil and …

Medicinal plants and their extracts are natural remedies with enormous potential for treating
various diseases, including depression and anxiety. In the case of depression, hundreds of …

Depression is a serious widespread psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 17% of
people all over the world. Exploring the neurological mechanisms of the antidepressant …

Maca has been consumed as a medical food in Peru for thousands of years, and exerts
anxiolytic and antidepressant effects. Our present study aimed to evaluate the behavior and …

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 …

Plant extracts have been reported to prevent various diseases associated with oxidative
stress. Trichilia catigua, a traditional Brazilian herbal medicine, exhibits beneficial …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Trichilia catigua A. Juss (Meliaceae) preparations have
been used in folk medicine to alleviate fatigue, stress, and improve memory. Antinociceptive …

Medicinal plants play an important role in human health care. It is estimated that about 25–
30% of all drugs are evaluated as therapeutic agents derived from natural products …

Background/Aims: Trichilia catigua A. Juss., known as “catuaba” in Brazil, has been
popularly used as a tonic for fatigue, impotence and memory deficits. Previously, our group …

We originally reported that an ethyl-acetate fraction (EAF) of Trichilia catigua prevented the
impairment of water maze learning and hippocampal neurodegeneration after transient …