Bridelia ferruginea Benth.

SPECIES

Bridelia ferruginea
Benth.

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FAMILY

Euphorbiaceae

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COUNTRY OF COLLECTION

Ghana

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PART USED

Stem bark

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EXTRACTION METHOD

Decoction

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SOLVENT(S) USED

Water

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SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Polyphenols, steroids, saponins, tannins, terpenoids,
alkaloids, quercetin derivatives such as rutin, myricetin
derivatives gallocatechin-(4'-O-7)-epigallocatechin;
3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid and 1,3,4,5-tetracaffeoylquinic acid; lignans deoxypodophyllotoxin, β-peltatin, β-peltatin-5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside,
5'-demethoxy-β-peltatin-5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside

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ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS

Proportion method

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EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE

in-vitro

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ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)

40

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LINK TO REFERENCE

26779539

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LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES

https://www.gbif.org/species/3076157

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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/10.1155/2015/91708

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