SPECIES
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
FAMILY
Xanthorrhoeaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ghana
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Cold maceration
SOLVENT(S) USED
water
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Chromone, anthraquinone, anthrone derivatives, anthraquinones, saponins, salicylic acids, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, minerals, sugars, lignin
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro, in-vivo
FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)
BU treatment,accelerates wound healing,burns, sores,ulcers,inflammation
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
40
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539 26099634
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:530017-1
REFERENCE
Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Ofosuhene, M., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Update on Medicinal Plants with Potency on Mycobacterium ulcerans. BioMed Research International, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/917086
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