MEDICINE RESEARCH / SANANGA
SANANGA
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Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and preclinical research on sananga and related plants, organized by the actual subject studied.
Studies of eye preparations are distinguished from research on leaves, bark, isolated alkaloids, and the wider Tabernaemontana genus.
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Sananga resources
- 01Integrative qualitative literature reviewSource-aligned translation
Ethnobotany of Tabernaemontana sananho (Sananga): A 2023 Integrative Review
Etnobotânica da planta Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pavon (Apocynaceae) - Revisão Integrativa
A source-aligned translation of a 2023 review integrating ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and basic pharmacology around the plant known as sananga, while separating evidence about the plant, extracts, and isolated constituents from clinical effects of the eye preparation itself.
Ana Paula Robert, Priscila Gritten Sieben, Andressa de Lima · Revista Fitos · 2023
- 02Qualitative ethnobotanical study / Literature reviewSource-aligned translation
Traditional Knowledge and Scientific Examination of Sikta: A Case from the Canelo-Kichwa Community in Ecuador
Scientific validation of the traditional knowledge of Sikta (Tabernaemontana sananho, Apocynaceae) in the Canelo-Kichwa Amazonian community
A source-aligned translation of a 2018 study combining ethnobotanical work with 2 elders in the Pakayaku community and a literature review to document 12 uses of sikta and related phytochemistry.
Carmen X. Luzuriaga-Quichimbo, Trinidad Ruiz-Téllez, José Blanco-Salas, Carlos E. Cerón Martínez · Mediterranean Botany · 2018
- 03In vitro antibacterial study / Conference abstractDetailed introduction
Sananga Eye Drops and 2 Skin Commensals: A 2018 In Vitro Antibacterial Study
Eficácia do colírio sananga frente às bactérias Staphylococcus epidermidis e Propionibacterium acnes
A detailed introduction to a 2018 conference abstract that added sananga eye drops to 2 standard bacterial strains and measured minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations; it was not a clinical study of the human eye.
Cinthia Abilio, Dora Inés Kozusny-Andrean, Laura dos Reis Chalub · The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2018
- 04In vitro antimicrobial study / Conference abstractDetailed introduction
Sananga, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans: A 2018 In Vitro Antimicrobial Study
Atividade antimicrobiana da sananga em Staphylococcus aureus e Candida albicans
A detailed introduction to a 2018 conference abstract that added a sananga sample to standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, keeping the bacterial finding with undiluted sample distinct from the negative fungal finding.
Cinthia Abilio, Dora Inés Kozusny-Andrean, Laura dos Reis Chalub · The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2018
- 05Ethnopharmacology-guided in vitro screeningDetailed introduction
27 Plants Used by the Peruvian Chayahuita and Leishmania: A 2007 Study Including T. sananho
Evaluation of the leishmanicidal activity of plants used by Peruvian Chayahuita ethnic group
A detailed introduction to a 2007 basic study that screened 27 ethanolic plant extracts, centered on plants used by the Peruvian Chayahuita people and including Tabernaemontana sananho.
Y. Estevez, D. Castillo, M. T. Pisango, J. Arevalo, R. Rojas, J. Alban, E. Deharo, G. Bourdy, M. Sauvain · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2007
- 06Phytochemistry / Constituent isolation and identificationDetailed introduction
12 Alkaloids from Twigs and Leaves of Tabernaemontana sananho: A 2022 Constituent Study
Alkaloids from twigs and leaves of Tabernaemontana sananho
A detailed introduction to a 2022 phytochemical study that separated and purified twigs and leaves of Tabernaemontana sananho and identified 12 alkaloids; it was neither an analysis of eye-drop constituents nor a clinical trial.
Q.-L. Chen, C.-L. Fan, Y.-L. Ao, B. Sun, W.-C. Ye, X.-Q. Zhang · Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs · 2022
- 07Phytochemistry / Alkaloid isolation and identificationDetailed introduction
Alkaloids of Tabernaemontana sananho Bark: A 1977 Chemical Analysis
Sugli alcaloidi di Tabernaemontana sananho R. & P.
A 1977 phytochemical study that isolated and identified 5 indole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana sananho bark collected in 2 regions of Peru; it did not study an eye preparation or effects in humans.
Giuliano Delle Monache, Soledad Montenegro De Matta, Franco Delle Monache, Giovanni Battista Marini-Bettòlo · Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti · 1977
- 08Rat pharmacology / PhytochemistryDetailed introduction
Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Evaluation of Tabernaemontana sananho Leaf Extract: A 2015 Rat Study
Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity and isolation of two new alkaloids from leaves extract of Tabernaemontana sananho
A detailed introduction to a 2015 study that evaluated a methanol leaf extract in rat formalin and carrageenan paw-edema models and isolated 2 constituents; it was not a study of eye drops or efficacy in humans.
Rohini R. M., Mahesh D. · Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research · 2015
- 09Phytochemical and ethnopharmacological literature reviewDetailed introduction
Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids and Biological Activities of Brazilian Tabernaemontana: A 2024 Updated Review
An update review on monoterpene indole alkaloids and biological activities of Tabernaemontana species occurring in Brazil
A detailed introduction to a 2024 review organizing 121 alkaloids and basic biological activities reported from 1960 through 2023 for Tabernaemontana species occurring in Brazil.
Thalya Soares Ribeiro Nogueira, Milena Gonçalves Curcino Vieira, Renata Rodrigues da Silva Robaina, Raimundo Braz-Filho, Douglas da Costa Gontijo, Alaíde Braga de Oliveira, Ivo José Curcino Vieira · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2024
- 10Genus-wide taxonomy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany, and pharmacology reviewDetailed introduction
Taxonomy, Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany, and Pharmacology of the Genus Tabernaemontana: A 1984 Review
Tabernaemontana L. (Apocynaceae): a review of its taxonomy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany and pharmacology
A detailed introduction to a 156-page 1984 review of the taxonomy, alkaloids, ethnobotany, and pharmacology of crude extracts and isolated constituents across the genus Tabernaemontana; it was not a clinical study of sananga eye drops.
T. A. van Beek, R. Verpoorte, A. Baerheim Svendsen, A. J. M. Leeuwenberg, N. G. Bisset · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 1984