Terminalia laxiflora and Terminalia brownii contain a broad spectrum of antimycobacterial compounds including ellagitannins, ellagic acid derivatives, triterpenes, fatty acids and fatty alcohols

摘要

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Terminalia laxiflora Engl. & Diels, (Sudanese Arabic name: Darout j.ill) and Terminalia brownii Fresen (Sudanese Arabic name: Alshaf (Combretaceae) are used in Sudanese traditional folk medicine and in other African countries for treatment of infectious diseases, TB and its symptoms, such as cough, bronchitis and chest pain.