Researchers at King?s College London claim that plants used by one of the largest ethnic groups in Ghana, the Ashantis, helped wound-healing.
An extract of Commelina diffusa, or climbing dayflower, was shown to have both antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Prof Houghton, head of the research team, said: ?This activity indicates that the plant is useful in helping wounds to heal and stopping them getting infected.?
The project was a joint work between King?s College and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, looking at the properties of some plants used by the Ashantis to heal wounds.
The results of their experiments were presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, yesterday.
Source: GhanaWeb
