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Gonolobus condurango
Écorce de lianes équatoriennes utilisée par les peuples autochtones pour les troubles digestifs et les ulcères.
Condurango (Gonolobus condurango) is an Ecuadorian vine bark traditionally used by indigenous peoples for digestive conditions and ulcers. Modern evidence (Level C) supports its use as a digestive stimulant, for gastric ulcers, and appetite enhancement, with key active compounds including condurangin, condurangoglycosides, alkaloids, resins, and tannins.
Condurangin and condurangoglycosides activate bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) on the tongue and gastric mucosa, triggering a vagal reflex that increases gastric acid, pepsin, and bile secretion. Additionally, tannins and resins may provide a protective coating on ulcerated gastric mucosa, while alkaloids exhibit mild anti-inflammatory effects via COX-2 inhibition. The historical anti-cancer use is attributed to cytotoxic activity of condurangin, though clinical evidence is lacking.
Écorce de lianes équatoriennes utilisée par les peuples autochtones pour les troubles digestifs et les ulcères.
Condurango (Gonolobus condurango) is an Ecuadorian vine bark traditionally used by indigenous peoples for digestive conditions and ulcers. Modern evidence (Level C) supports its use as a digestive stimulant, for gastric ulcers, and appetite enhancement, with key active compounds including condurangin, condurangoglycosides, alkaloids, resins, and tannins.
Condurangin and condurangoglycosides activate bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) on the tongue and gastric mucosa, triggering a vagal reflex that increases gastric acid, pepsin, and bile secretion. Additionally, tannins and resins may provide a protective coating on ulcerated gastric mucosa, while alkaloids exhibit mild anti-inflammatory effects via COX-2 inhibition. The historical anti-cancer use is attributed to cytotoxic activity of condurangin, though clinical evidence is lacking.