NAME: Brysocarpus coccineus
FAMILY: Connaraceae
COMMON NAMES: Crimson thyme
LOCAL NAMES: Amuje wewe, ade,Kimbar maharbe,Oka abole,Mgba apepea
USEFUL PART(s): Root, leaves
GENERAL USES:
The plant is use to decorate the environment
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Nigeria
Togo
Ghana
Senegal
Guinea Bissau
Sierra Leone
Ivory coast
WHY IS IT GREEN?
Brysocarpus coccineus medicinal values include
Jaundice
Pile
Gonorrhea
venereal disease
impotence
anti-tumour
ulcer
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Ornamental value
FUN FACT
Brysocarpus coccineus is a climbing woody vine of savanna copse and secondary jungle, widely distributed from Guinea to West Cameroons, and in other parts of tropical Africa
FURTHER READINGS
Adedosu, O. T., Adejoke, T. T., Salako, O. O., & Olorunsogo, O. O. (2012). Effects of extracts of the leaves of brysocarpus coccineus on rat liver mitochondrial membrane permeability transition (MMPT) pore. Afr J Med Med Sci, 41 Suppl, 125–132. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23678647
Couturier, M., Navarro, D., Chevret, D., Henrissat, B., Piumi, F., Ruiz-Dueñas, F. J., … Rosso, M. N. (2015). Enhanced degradation of softwood versus hardwood by the white-rot fungus Pycnoporus coccineus. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-015-0407-8
Szymańska, R., & Kruk, J. (2013). Activity of tocopherol oxidase in Phaseolus coccineus seedlings. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 35(8), 2539–2545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-013-1289-7