Mitragyna stipulosa explained

Mitragyna stipulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.^[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phytochemicals

Mitragyna stipulosa leaf contains the alkaloids Mitraphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. 756304-1 . Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze . 27 January 2023 .
2. The Colonization of a Swamp Forest Clearing (With special reference to Mitragyna stipulosa) . 1962 . McCarthy . J. . East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal . 28 . 22–28 . 10.1080/00128325.1962.11661837 .
3. Beckett . A. H. . Shellard . E. J. . Tackie . A. N. . The Mitragyna Species of Ghana. The Alkaloids of the Leaves of Mitragyna Ciliata Aubr. Et Pellegr . The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology . December 1963 . 15 . Suppl 166–169 . 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1963.tb11206.x . 14101604 . 10741027 .
4. 8878704 . 2022 . Ahmad . I. . Prabowo . W. C. . Arifuddin . M. . Fadraersada . J. . Indriyanti . N. . Herman . H. . Purwoko . R. Y. . Nainu . F. . Rahmadi . A. . Paramita . S. . Kuncoro . H. . Mita . N. . Narsa . A. C. . Prasetya . F. . Ibrahim . A. . Rijai . L. . Alam . G. . Mun'Im . A. . Dej-Adisai . S. . Mitragyna Species as Pharmacological Agents: From Abuse to Promising Pharmaceutical Products . Life . 12 . 2 . 193 . 10.3390/life12020193 . 35207481 . 2022Life...12..193A . free .