Chemical and Ecological Analyses of Medicinal Plant-use by Chimpanzees in the Wild

Chemical and ecological investigations on the bioactive constituents of Vernonia amygdalina (Compositae) were carried out as a case study of the medicinal plant-use of chimpanzee in the wild. The sesquiterpene lactones and steroid related compounds were isolated as the constituents of biological sig...

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Published in:Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan 1998-05, Vol.46 (3), p.173-177
Main Author: OHIGASHI, Hajime
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Chemical and ecological investigations on the bioactive constituents of Vernonia amygdalina (Compositae) were carried out as a case study of the medicinal plant-use of chimpanzee in the wild. The sesquiterpene lactones and steroid related compounds were isolated as the constituents of biological significance. Based on the in vitro activity-tests together with chimpanzee's behavioral analyses, the steroid related constituents were hypothesized to be used for his self-medication to parasite related diseases. Further medicinal plants possibly used by chimpanzee are reviewed.
ISSN:1340-8097
1880-4225
DOI:10.5702/massspec.46.173