Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss. (cited as Talinumtriangulare (Jacq.) Willd.)

SPECIES

Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.
(cited as Talinumtriangulare
(Jacq.) Willd.)

FAMILY

Talinaceae

COUNTRY OF COLLECTION

Ghana

COMMON /LOCAL NAMES

Bro-bro

PART USED

Leaves

EXTRACTION METHOD

Grind into powdered form

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE

in-vitro

FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)

Ground leaves are directly applied on the ulcer

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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