Tropoflavin for brain fog

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    Jaybee00 Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Godmania is a tropical tree in the Bignoniaceae family. Tridax procumbens is a daisy (Asteraceae). That made me think that this 7,8-dihydroxyflavone is probably found in a lot of plants, because that's two different families, and lots of daisies are pretty similar to each other. And yes, I found a reference saying that the molecule is found in lots of plants including cherries, soy beans, green tea and apples. For what it is worth, another daisy, Chrysanthemum is also a BDNF agonist.

    Perhaps there is a particular concentration in the named plants, and perhaps the molecule is concentrated in commercially available supplements, but it would be worth checking that out. There may be an element of hype going on.

    Wikipedia's reference to 'primula tree leaves' is very odd, as, as far as I know primulas don't grow as trees. Primulas are in the Primulaceae family. I couldn't find any mention of some other sort of plant commonly called 'Primula Tree'. So, I think Wikipedia has a mistake there.
     
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    Ha!
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10051830/
    Some Nanocarrier’s Properties and Chemical Interaction Mechanisms with Flavones

    That reference suggests that Chrysanthemum is also a source of tropoflavin. And that primula species certainly isn't a tree - it's bird's eye primula.

    Looks like the story got a bit mangled along the way.
     
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    When isn't there?
     
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