Pupalia lappacea Juss.

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

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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