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The review reports that anthraquinones and xanthones are the most isolated metabolites from roots and fruits.

Taxon: P. febrifugumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Organ / stage: roots and fruitse0
Outcome: anthraquinones and xanthones are the most isolated metabolitese0

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“anthraquinones and xanthones are the most isolated metabolites from P. febrifugum roots and fruits”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1275–1373

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Psorospermum febrifugum Spach (Hypericaceae): Ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activity of an underexplored plant

Abdulwakeel Ayokun-nun Ajao; Annah Ntsamaeeng Moteetee Scientific African 2023. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01934

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Recommendation The authors recommend screening leaves for therapeutic metabolites.

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Graphium angolanus foraged on Psorospermum febrifugum throughout blooming.

Taxon: P. febrifugumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Organ / stage: flowerse0
Interactor: G. angolanusGraphium angolanuse0pollinator
Outcome: foragede0

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“G. angolanus foraged on P. febrifugum flowers throughout its whole blooming period.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 873–956

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Pollination efficiency of a single flower visit of Graphium angolanus Goeze (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on Psorospermum febrifugum Spach (Hypericaceae) at Dang (Ngaoundere, Cameroon)

Venceslas Zra Ganava; Jackson Djakbé Dapsia; Mazi Sanda; et al. International Journal of Science and Research Archive 2023. doi:10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0695

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Observation Graphium angolanus intensely harvested nectar from the flowers.
Observation Mean simultaneous abundance was 19 butterflies per 1000 flowers.
Observation Mean visit duration was 1.57 seconds per flower.
Observation Mean foraging speed was 33.42 flowers per minute.
Intervention effect A single Graphium angolanus visit increased fruiting rate by 47.95%.
Intervention effect A single Graphium angolanus visit increased mean number of seeds per fruit by 15.23%.
Intervention effect A single Graphium angolanus visit increased percentage of normal seeds by 26.32%.

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Bark extracts of the two tree species contain compounds with known antimicrobial activity.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugum Spach and Milicia excelsa Welw.Milicia excelsa Psorospermum febrifugume1
Organ / stage: barke1
Outcome: compounds with known antimicrobial activitye0

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“The results show that these species contain compounds with known antimicrobial activity”
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“the bark of Psorospermum febrifugum Spach and Milicia excelsa Welw.”
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Chemical composition of volatiles extracted from indigenous tree species of Uganda: composition of bark extracts from Psorospermum febrifugum and Milicia excelsa

Christine Betty Nagawa; Stefan Böhmdorfer; Thomas Rosenau Holzforschung 2015. doi:10.1515/hf-2014-0283

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Antioxidant activity correlated strongly with total phenolic content in Psorospermum febrifugum.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Outcome: antioxidant activitye0
Qualifier: total phenolic contente0
Comparator: total phenolic contente0

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“High correlation has been established between antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of Psorospermum febrifugum, Myrianthus arboreus and Ceratotheca sesamoides”
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Title

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of nine plants from Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2014. doi:10.7324/japs.2014.40807

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The authors suggest these plants as potential natural antioxidant sources for functional foods.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugum, Myrianthus arboreus and Ceratotheca sesamoidesPsorospermum febrifugumCeratotheca sesamoidesMyrianthus arboreuse1
Outcome: developed into functional foode0
Qualifier: could be potential rich sources of natural antioxidantse0

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“These plants could be potential rich sources of natural antioxidants and developed into functional food for nutrition and prevention of oxidative stress-related diseases”
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“Psorospermum febrifugum, Myrianthus arboreus and Ceratotheca sesamoides”
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Title

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of nine plants from Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2014. doi:10.7324/japs.2014.40807

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Febrifuquinone was isolated from roots of Psorospermum febrifugum.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Organ / stage: rootse0
Outcome: Febrifuquinonee0

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“Febrifuquinone (1), a new vismione-anthraquinone coupled pigment and a new bianthrone named adamabianthrone (2), were isolated respectively, from the roots of Psorospermum febrifugum and from the bark of Psorospermum adamauense”
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Two New Antimicrobial Dimeric Compounds: Febrifuquinone, a Vismione-Anthraquinone Coupled Pigment and Adamabianthrone, from two Psorospermum Species

Maurice Tsaffack; Jean Robert Nguemeving; Victor Kuete; et al. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2009. doi:10.1248/cpb.57.1113

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1,2,4-trimethoxy-3,8-dihydroxyxanthone was identified as a new derivative.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Outcome: 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3,8-dihydroxyxanthonee0

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“two new xanthone derivatives, 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3,8-dihydroxyxanthone, 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone and a known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone from Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineum”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 46–236

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New Xanthones from Psorospermum febrifugum

A. M. Habib; Kalakota S. Reddy; Thomas G. McCloud; et al. Journal of Natural Products 1987. doi:10.1021/np50050a001

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Observation 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone was identified as a new derivative.
Observation Known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone was isolated.

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1,2,4-trimethoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone was identified as a new derivative.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Outcome: 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3-hydroxyxanthonee0

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“two new xanthone derivatives, 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3,8-dihydroxyxanthone, 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone and a known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone from Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineum”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 46–236

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New Xanthones from Psorospermum febrifugum

A. M. Habib; Kalakota S. Reddy; Thomas G. McCloud; et al. Journal of Natural Products 1987. doi:10.1021/np50050a001

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Observation 1,2,4-trimethoxy-3,8-dihydroxyxanthone was identified as a new derivative.
Observation Known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone was isolated.

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Known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone was isolated.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineumPsorospermum febrifugume0
Outcome: 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthonee0

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“a known 2-methoxy-3-hydroxyxanthone from Psorospermum febrifugum var. ferrugineum”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 155–236

Title

New Xanthones from Psorospermum febrifugum

A. M. Habib; Kalakota S. Reddy; Thomas G. McCloud; et al. Journal of Natural Products 1987. doi:10.1021/np50050a001

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Psorospermin occurs naturally in the root of Psorospermum febrifugum.

Taxon: Psorospermum febrifugumPsorospermum febrifugume1
Organ / stage: plant roote2
Outcome: psorospermin occurs naturally in the plante2

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“Psorospermum febrifugum was examined using tandem ms for the presence of 3',4'-deoxypsorospermin-4'-chloro-3'-ol and psorospermin”
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“Examination of the authentic compounds, various extracts of the plant root, and the plant root material itself established that psorospermin occurs naturally in the plant”
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Antineoplastic Agents from Higher Plants: Application of Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Xanthones from Psorospermum febrifugum

Robin Roush Pachuta; R. Graham Cooks; John M. Cassady; et al. Journal of Natural Products 1986. doi:10.1021/np50045a005

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