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Alstonia boonei
Arbre majeur des forêts d'Afrique de l'Ouest ; la paroi cahoteuse est l'une des herbes antimalariales les plus importantes d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
Alstonia boonei, a large West African tree, is traditionally used for malaria, fever, and hypertension. Its bark contains indole alkaloids such as echitamine and alstonine, which exhibit antimalarial, hypotensive, and analgesic properties. Despite limited clinical evidence, it remains a prominent herb in West African ethnomedicine.
Alstonia boonei alkaloids, particularly echitamine and alstonine, demonstrate antimalarial activity by inhibiting heme polymerization and disrupting Plasmodium membrane integrity. Alstonine acts as a partial agonist at serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, contributing to its hypotensive and potential antipsychotic effects. Additionally, the alkaloids may inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, providing analgesic and antipyretic actions. The bark also contains compounds that modulate calcium channels, leading to vasodilation and blood pressure reduction.
Arbre majeur des forêts d'Afrique de l'Ouest ; la paroi cahoteuse est l'une des herbes antimalariales les plus importantes d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
Alstonia boonei, a large West African tree, is traditionally used for malaria, fever, and hypertension. Its bark contains indole alkaloids such as echitamine and alstonine, which exhibit antimalarial, hypotensive, and analgesic properties. Despite limited clinical evidence, it remains a prominent herb in West African ethnomedicine.
Alstonia boonei alkaloids, particularly echitamine and alstonine, demonstrate antimalarial activity by inhibiting heme polymerization and disrupting Plasmodium membrane integrity. Alstonine acts as a partial agonist at serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, contributing to its hypotensive and potential antipsychotic effects. Additionally, the alkaloids may inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, providing analgesic and antipyretic actions. The bark also contains compounds that modulate calcium channels, leading to vasodilation and blood pressure reduction.