SPECIES
Pupalia lappacea Juss.
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Unspecified
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
mpupuã (Akan), apopo aubri (ivory coast)
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Hot water extraction
SOLVENT(S) USED
Water
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alkaloids, amino acids, glycosides, flavonoids, glycosides,saponins, tannins, starch, coumarins, terpenoids, andsteroids such as 1-docosanol, stearic acid, stigmasterol, sitosterol, N-benzoyl-L-phenylalaninol acetate, setosterol-3-O-D-glucopyranoside, stigmasterol-3-O-D-glucopyranoside, and 20-hydroxyl ecdysone
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
40
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.upwta.1_160 https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=psk&p=Pupalia%20lappacea
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