SPECIES
Anchomanes difformis Engl
FAMILY
Araceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Benin
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
children's umbrella, God's umbrella (English); agbanhan, jinwo hwéxè (Benin); alome, blima, dobli, niamatimi, sereousso kwama, yaprè (Ivory Coast); atoe, doli, nyame, ope (Ghana); abirisoko, bugulli, chakara, hantsar gada, igo, langbodo, ogirisako, olumah
PART USED
Rhizomes
EXTRACTION METHOD
Decoction
SOLVENT(S) USED
Ethanol
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
REMA
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
>250
LINK TO REFERENCE
21240839
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=psk&p=Anchomanes+difformis+(Blume)+Engl. https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/anchomanes-difformis/?lang=en
REFERENCE
Yemoa, A., Gbenou, J., Affolabi, D., Moudachirou, M., & Martin, A. (2011). Buruli Ulcer : A Review of In Vitro Tests to Screen Natural Products for Activity against Mycobacterium ulcerans. 641-646. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250642