Publications by authors named "Juana Nunez-Alarcon"
Front Pharmacol
July 2017
Article Synopsis
- Griseb is a native shrub from southern Chile, traditionally used by Mapuche people for its sedative and hallucinogenic effects in rituals.
- The study tested the behavioral impact of plant extracts on mice, finding that both alkaloid and non-alkaloid extracts increased sleep duration and altered motor activity.
- It identified 18 tropane alkaloids, 8 phenolic acids, and 7 flavonoids in the extracts, marking the first assessment of its sedative-anxiolytic effects alongside a detailed metabolomics analysis.
