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Table 1 Medicinal plants used in the present study

From: Cytotoxicity, mode of action and antibacterial activities of selected Saudi Arabian medicinal plants

Plant species/Family (Voucher specimen)

Traditional use

Sample used* (yield in %)

Index

Teucrium oliverianum/ Lamiaceae (15930)

Antinociceptive effect[2], antioxidant activity[3] and antimicrobial activities[4]

20.0

SY-175

Echium arabicum/ Boraginaceae (15931)

Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity[5]

14.5

SY-176

Haplophyllum tuberculatum/ Rutaceae (15932)

Headaches and arthritis, to remove warts and freckles from the skin and also to treat skin discoloration, infections and parasitic diseases[6], it is used to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological disorders[7]

19.6

SY-177

Senna italica/Caealpiniaceae (15933)

Diarrhea, stomachache, female infertility, tuberculosis, asthma[8]

14.9

SY-178

Pulicaria crispa/Asteraceae (15934)

Treat inflammation and an insect repellent[9] and is also used as an herbal tea

6.7

SY-179

Rhantarium epapposum/ Asteraceae (15935)

Skin infections and gastrointestinal disturbances and as an insecticide[10]

3.1

SY-180

Rumex vasicanus/ Polygonaceae (15936)

Treatment of pain, inflammation, bleeding, tinea, tumor, and constipation[11, 12], cough, headache, and fever[13]

13

SY-181

Ducrosia anethifolia/Aplaceae (15937)

Analgesic and pain reliever for headache, ackache, colic, and colds[14]

26

SY-182

Heliotropium ramosissimum/ Boraginaceae (15938)

Treatment of gout, rheumatism, and as anti-inflammatory and healing agents[15]

2.58

SY-183

Picris cyanocarpa/ Asteraceae (15939)

Treatment of indigestion, against intestinal nematodes and other parasites[16]

19.5

SY-184

Anthemis deserti/ Asteraceae (15940)

Herbal medicines, insecticides, and dyes, food additives, as well as an important source in aromatic and cosmetic industries[17]

10.8

SY-185

Cleome ambliocarpa/ Cleomaceae (15945)

Stomachics, rubefacients and in the treatment of scabies, rheumatic, fever, inflammation and a hypoglycemic agent,[18]

14.9

SY-186

Zilla spinosa/ Brassicaceae (15946)

Antioxidant, antifungal, hepatoprotective and antiviral activities[19]

13.5

SY-187

Ziziphus nummularia/ Rhamnaceae (15947)

Antibacterial, analgesic activities and anthelmintics[20]

11.6

SY-188

Neurada procumbens/ Neuradaceae (15949)

Diarrhea and dysentery; as well, it has been used as a tonic to ‘increase heart and respiration functions

8.6

SY-189

Trigonella hamosa/ Papilionaceae (15951)

A condiment and seasoning in food preparations and hypoglycemic

22

SY-190

Achillia fragrantissima/ Asteraceae (15952)

Respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal disturbances[21]

6.2

SY-191

Convolvulus prostates/ Convolvulaceae (15953)

Brain related disease, improve memory, skin disease[22]

15.3

SY-192

Cltrullus colocynthis/ Cucurbitaceae (15954)

Treat constipation, diabetes, edema, fever, jaundice, bacterial infections as well as cancer[23]

14.2

SY-193

Emex spinosa/ Polygonaceae (15955)

Purgative, diuretic, a remedy for stomach disorders, dyspepsia and colic[24]

16.8

SY-194

Rhazya strict/ Apocynaceae (15957)

Diabetes mellitus, fever, sore throat, inflammatory conditions and helminthiasis[25]

22

SY-195

Scrophularia hypericifolia/ Scrophulariaceae (15958)

Antipyretic, febrifuge and anti-bacterial, as a remedy for evening fever, mouth dryness, constipation, prurigo, furunculosis, sore throat, ulcerous stomatitis, tonsillitis and in the treatment of cancer[26, 27]

12.12

SY-196

Caylusea hexagyna/ Resedaceae (15959)

Anticancer (melanoma cell lines)[28]

13.04

SY-197

Artemisia monosperma/ Asteraceae (15960)

Antispasmodic, anthelmintic and anti-hypertensive[29]

16.4

SY-198

Ononis serrata/ Fabaceae (15925)

Antibiotic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antiseptic activities. Treatment of skin and rheumatic diseases as well as gout[30]

5.5

SY160

Achillea beiberstenii/ Asteraceae (15470)

Spasmolytic, choleretic, treatment of wounds and anti-inflammatory activities, make it as an important medicinal plant[31]

10.4

Ach-b

  1. *80% methanol extracts from the aerial part.