SPECIES
Ficus exasperata Vahl.
FAMILY
Moraceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ghana, Benin
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
Nyankyerene
PART USED
leaves
SOLVENT(S) USED
Ethanol
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and cyanogenic glycosides
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
REMA
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro, in-vivo
FORMULATION AND MODE OF USAGE (in-vivo only)
Leaf paste used to bandage ulcer
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
>250
LINK TO REFERENCE
21240839 26099634
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Ficus+exasperata+Vahl
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-0030-1250643
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