SPECIES
Bauhinia thonningii Schum (cited as Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh.)
FAMILY
Leguminosae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Benin, Ivory coast
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
Djamla (baoule)
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Decoction
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vivo
FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)
Decoction used in BU treatment. Leaves are also used as pomade or disinfectant
LINK TO REFERENCE
26099634
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://www.gbif.org/species/2953141
REFERENCE
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