SPECIES
Vernonia amygdalina Del
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Benin, DR congo
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
Congo bololo, bitter leaf, Ewuro, Awonwone
PART USED
Leaves Root
EXTRACTION METHOD
Drying and powdering Decoction
SOLVENT(S) USED
Ethanol Dichloromethane (CH2Cl2)
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alkaloids,Saponosides, Tannins,Anthocyanins, Free quinones, polyphenol, reducing sugars, Quinone related,Terpenoids, steroid, Coumarins
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
REMA
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
>250
LINK TO REFERENCE
21240839 https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i1.009
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-2949 https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Vernonia_amygdalina_(PROTA)
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 Zabo, I. A., Tamasala, N., & Diakedika, L. (2019). Phytochemical study of medicinal plants used against buruli ulcer by Ntandu people in Kongo Central , DRC. 6(August 2018), 49-53. https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i1.009