Common names:
Cryptolepis, Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Nibima, Kadze, Gangamau, Ghanaian quinine, Yellow-dye root.
Traditional uses of Cryptolepis:
Cryptolepis has the following properties:
- antimicrobial activities against Babesi,
- antibacterial, mainly against Staphylococcus auraureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella dysentariae, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus milabiris, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Enterobacter cloacae, Bacillus subtilis,
- antifungal,
- antiparasitic,
- anti-inflammatory,
- antipyretic,
- anticoagulants.
Contraindications:
Cryptolepis cannot be used by pregnant women and during lactation.
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