Physical and chemical characteristics and allantoin content of Cordia ecalyculata Vell fluid extract are presented. Allantoin content varied from 0,36% to 0,73% in these fluid extracts, depending on the source of plant material. Allantoic acid, a by-product of allantoin, was also detected on TLC, mainly in ph-altered fluid extracts.
Cordia ecalyculata Vell; Boraginaceae; Allantoin; fluid extract; chá-de-bugre