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Trichilia catigua is a flowering plant species in the genus Trichilia.
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. Catuaba from Trichilia catigua was found to increase the release of Serotonin as well as Dopamine in rats. Additionally, Trichilia catigua was shown to have neuroprotective effects in rats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trichilia catigua by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
