SPECIES
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
FAMILY
Rutaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ghana, Benin
PART USED
Fruit, Root
EXTRACTION METHOD
Decoction
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)
Decoction used in BU treatment Disinfectants: Root and fruit mixed with Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv. Leaves and bark are used for ulcer bandage Leave mixed with Gossypium barbadense L. leaves
LINK TO REFERENCE
26099634
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.upwta.4_1129
REFERENCE
Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Addo, P., Asante, I. K., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Ethnopharmacological reports on anti-Buruli ulcer medicinal plants in three West African countries. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 172, 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.024