Table 1 Information on the plants used and report on evidence of their activities
Species (family); Voucher number* | Traditional uses | Parts used traditionally | Bioactive or potentially bioactive components | Bioactivities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae); 42417/HNC | Analgesic, anti-diarrheal, smallpox, rubella [10], antipyretic, fever, dysenteria, anti-inflammatory, astringent [11] | Pulps, Fruits, leaves, Pip, Bark | / | Ethanol and aqueous extract: Ec [12] Sa, Se, STm, Pa [13]; [14, 15] Hs [11]. |
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Zingiberaceae); 34888/HNC | Diuretic, anthelmintic, fever, antiparasitic [16]. | Roots | Methyl (E)-14Ksi,15-epoxylabd-8(17),12-dien-16-oate; (E)-labda-8(17),12-diene-15,16-dial and (E)-8beta,17-epoxylabd-12-ene-15,16-dial [17] | Hc[18]. |
Aframomum polyanthum (Zingiberaceae) 3981/SRFK | / | Fruits | Aframodial [19]. | Sa, Scp, Ha, Cu [19]. |
Anonidium mannii (Annonaceae); 1918/SRFK | Spider and snake bites, bronchitis, dysenteria, gastroenteritis [20], syphilis, [21]; diarrhea, malaria [22]. | Stem | Prenylatedbisindole [23]. | / |
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Hibiscus sabdarifa (Malvaceae); 42795/HNC | Diuretic, stomachic, laxative, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, astringent, cholagogue, sedative, hypertension and other cardiac diseases [24]. | Flowers | Ethanol, methanol and aqueous extracts:Ec, Pa, Kp, Hi, Sa, Spy, Sp, [27]. Methanolic extract: Bs, Ml, Sm, Cs, Bc [24]. | |
Ocimum gratissimum (Lamiaceae); 42738/HNC | Respiratory tracts diseases, diarrhea, anti-hypertensive, malaria [28]. | leaves, Roots, Buds | (β-caryophyllene,γ-terpinène, (Z)-α-bisabolene, thymol, p-cymene, eugenol, limonène, α-terpinolene, α-terpinéol [29]. | Essential oil: Af, AB1, Hc [30]Ethanol extract: Ec, Sa [31]. |
Tamarindus indica (Caesalpiniaceae); 26326/SRFC | Fever, gastric ulcer, diarrhea, jaundice [32], conjunctivitis, hemorrhoid, astringent, asthma, eye inflammation [33]. | Fruits Bark | / | Ethanol and aqueous extracts: Ec [12] |