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Erythrina abyssinica
Arbre corail d'Afrique orientale utilisé pour la cicatrisation des plaies, les affections oculaires, les infections sexuellement transmissibles et comme sédatif en médecine traditionnelle.
Erythrina abyssinica, the East African coral tree, is traditionally used for wound healing, eye conditions, sexually transmitted infections, and as a sedative. Its bark contains alkaloids (erythraline, erysotrine), hypaphorine, lectins, and flavonoids, which confer antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and sedative properties. Modern research supports these uses, though clinical evidence remains limited (Evidence Level C).
Sedative effects are mediated by erythraline and erysotrine acting as positive allosteric modulators at GABA-A receptors, enhancing chloride ion conductance. Anti-inflammatory activity involves inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX), reducing prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis. Antimicrobial action is attributed to lectins and flavonoids that disrupt bacterial cell membranes and inhibit quorum sensing. Wound healing is promoted through stimulation of fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis, possibly via hypaphorine and flavonoid-induced TGF-β signaling.
Arbre corail d'Afrique orientale utilisé pour la cicatrisation des plaies, les affections oculaires, les infections sexuellement transmissibles et comme sédatif en médecine traditionnelle.
Erythrina abyssinica, the East African coral tree, is traditionally used for wound healing, eye conditions, sexually transmitted infections, and as a sedative. Its bark contains alkaloids (erythraline, erysotrine), hypaphorine, lectins, and flavonoids, which confer antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and sedative properties. Modern research supports these uses, though clinical evidence remains limited (Evidence Level C).
Sedative effects are mediated by erythraline and erysotrine acting as positive allosteric modulators at GABA-A receptors, enhancing chloride ion conductance. Anti-inflammatory activity involves inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX), reducing prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis. Antimicrobial action is attributed to lectins and flavonoids that disrupt bacterial cell membranes and inhibit quorum sensing. Wound healing is promoted through stimulation of fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis, possibly via hypaphorine and flavonoid-induced TGF-β signaling.