SPECIES
Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L.
FAMILY
Compositae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ghana
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Hot water maceration
SOLVENT(S) USED
Water
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids lycopsamine, dihydrolycopsamine, acetyl-lycopsamine, N-oxides, methoxylated flavonoids, chromenes
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
40
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://www.gbif.org/species/5401673
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