Jatropha curcas L.

SPECIES

Jatropha curcas L.

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FAMILY

Euphorbiaceae

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COUNTRY OF COLLECTION

Ghana

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COMMON /LOCAL NAMES

Aplôplô
(baoule)

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PART USED

Leaves

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EXTRACTION METHOD

Maceration

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SOLVENT(S) USED

70% ethanol

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SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION

flavonoids, apigenin, vitexin, isovitexin, stigmasterol, β-D-sitosterol, β-D-glucoside, sapogenins, alkaloids, triterpene alcohol, and 1-triacontanols

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ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS

REMA

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EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE

in-vitro

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FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)

Leaves are used as pomade or disinfectant Decoction of leaves is used as BU treatment Leaves mixed with Gossypium hirsutum L., Physalisangulate L., Delonix
regia (Hook.) Raf.is used for treatment of BU symptoms.

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ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)

250

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LINK TO REFERENCE

26779539

26099634

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LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES

https://www.gbif.org/species/3072953

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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/10.1155/2015/91709


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Addo, P., Asante, I. K., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Ethnopharmacological reports on anti-Buruli ulcer medicinal plants in three West African countries. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 172, 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.024

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