RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 On the probable composition of ‘Jamaican stone’ aphrodisiac
A1 Martín Ramos, Pablo
A1 Carrión Prieto, Paula
A1 Silva Castro, Iosody
A1 Ruiz Potosme, Norlan Miguel
A1 Hernández Navarro, Salvador
A1 Martín Gil, Jesús
K1 Análisis espectral
K1 Aphrodisiac cooking
K1 Aphrodisiacs
K1 Cocina afrodisiaca - Recetas
K1 Afrodisiacos
K1 Spectroscopy
AB A dangerous aphrodisiac, commonly known as ‘Jamaican stone’, banned by the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration, has been studied by vibrational spectroscopy in order to solve the controversy on itscomposition. The results of the ATR-FTIR analysis revealed the presence of the a-pyrone ring, which ischaracteristic of bufadienolides from toad venom and bulbs of squill (Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn). Thisconclusion was reached after a comparative study with the spectra for phytochemicals derived fromgambir and cat’s claw, two Uncaria species also preconized as aphrodisiacs and deemed as possibleconstituents of the ‘stone’. Owing to their physiologic similarities to digoxin, bufadienolides have beenshown to produce a toxic profile similar to that of digoxin, although the lack one of the side chains foundon digoxin should allow the use of hemodialysis to treat ‘Jamaican stone’ overdose.
PB Elsevier
SN 1874-3900
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/55979
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/55979
LA eng
NO Phytochemistry Letters, 2017, Vol. 19, págs. 30-33
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-dic-2024