What is it about?
Penianthus longifolious has purgative property due to the cholinomimetic properties of the vitexin constituent.
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Why is it important?
It could be a new source if vitexin and derivatives which has potential use for the management of Alzheimer's disease.
Perspectives
Writing this article was emotional because it helped me to communicate the outcome investigation of a phenomenon observed on a patient who consumed a quarter of a leaf of P. longifolious.
Kenneth Ngwoke
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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This page is a summary of: Vitexin with its Derivatives is Responsible for the Cholinomimetic Properties of Penianthus longifolius Extract which Stimulates Muscarinic Receptors, The Natural Products Journal, August 2017, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/2210315507666170417171247.
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