Terminalia avicennioides explained

Terminalia avicennioides (Bambara: Wolobugun) is a tree species in the genus Terminalia found in West Africa.

Castalagin^[1] and flavogallonic acid dilactone^[2] are hydrolysable tannins found in T. avicennoides.

See also

• Bògòlanfini, a handmade Malian cotton fabric dyed yellow in wool solution, made from the leaves of T. avicennoides

Notes and References

1. Shuaibu MN, Pandey K, Wuyep PA, etal . Castalagin from Anogeissus leiocarpus mediates the killing of Leishmania in vitro . Parasitology Research . 103 . 6 . 1333–8 . November 2008 . 18690475 . 10.1007/s00436-008-1137-7. 37480828 .
2. The use of microfluorometric method for activity-guided isolation of antiplasmodial compound from plant extracts. M. N. Shuaibu, P. A. Wuyep, T. Yanagi, K. Hirayama, T. Tanaka and I. Kouno, Parasitol Res (2008) 102, pp. 1119–1127,