Borututu bark is claimed to havehepatic healing properties and a general cleansing effect. Borotutu bark pills andherbal teas are sold in health stores. The bark showed activity against therodentmalaria parasitePlasmodium berghei in laboratory tests.[2]
In Ghana, where the bark locally known aspaajawu, it is added toShea Butter during the boiling process for a vibrant yellow coloring.
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"The hepatoprotective cytochrome P-450 enzyme inhibitor isolated from the Nigerian medicinal plant Cochlospermum planchonii is a zinc salt".Journal of Ethnopharmacology.48:89–97.doi:10.1016/0378-8741(95)01290-t.
