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09/18/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Extracts from a traditional African tree called “False Iroko” found to be effective at treating neurodegenerative disease

Researchers discovered that the “False Iroko” tree (Antiaris africana) contains compounds that can be used to treat mitochondria-related neurodegenerative diseases. This study, which was published in the European Journal of Medicinal Plants, conducted in vitro cyanide neurotoxicity tests to determine the neuroprotective properties of different solvent fractions of A. africana. A. africana leaves were air dried […]

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