Brillantaisia patula

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NAME:  Brillantaisia patula

FAMILY: Acanthaceae

COMMON NAMES: Brillantaisia

LOCAL NAMES: Owo, lementoko, iwèlè-wèlè

USEFUL PART(s): Leaves

GENERAL USES:

  • It is use to beautify the environment

  • It is also used for its medicinal value

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

  • Cameroon

  • Congo

  • Uganda

  • Angola

  • Nigeria

  • Gabon

 

WHY IS IT GREEN?

Brillantaisia patula medicinal values include

  • Yaws

  • Diarrhea

  • Ease labour

  • Dysmenorrhoea

  • Chest pain

  • Convulsion

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

  • Ornamental

FUN FACT

  • Brillantaisia patula is strong woody plant up to 6-10 ft. high; it can be from Togo to West Cameroons and across the Congo basin to Uganda and Angola.

  • It has relatively great size violet-purple flowers; the upper lip is yellow and purple-blotched.

FURTHER READINGS

Faparusi, F., Bello-Akinosho, M. M., Oyede, R. T., Adewole, A., Bankole, P. O., & Ali, F. F. (2012). Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of Brillantaisia patula leaf. Research Journal of Phytochemistry, 6(1), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjphyto.2012.9.16

Olufunke, M. D., Zaki, F. U., & Adeleke, O. (2009). Esse ntial oils of stem and leaf from nigerian brillantaisia patula t. and. var. Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants, 12(5), 569–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2009.10643759