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Table 1 Plants used in the present study and evidence of their bioactivities

From: Antibacterial activities of Beilschmiedia obscura and six other Cameroonian medicinal plants against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative phenotypes

Samples, (family), and herbarium numbera

Traditional treatment

Area of plant collection

Known bioactive (or potentially active) compounds

Screened activity for crude plant extracts and bioactive compounds

Vepris soyauxii Engl. (Rutaceae) 18394 SFR/Cam

Fibromyomes [15], stomac ache and malaria [16, 17].

Melon, Littoral region of Cameroon

Maculin, flindersiamin, skimmianin, (-) ribalinin, (+)-isoplatydesinin and araliopsin [17].

Stem bark extracts reduced sex hormones and some sperm parameters in male albinos rats [16].

Peperomia fernandopoiana C.DC. (Piperaceae); 7171 SRF/Cam

Gastrointestinal troubles and sterility (personal information)

Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon

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Pachypodanthium staudtii Engl & Diels (Annonaceae), 23170 SFR/Cam

Chest pain, tumors [18]; toothache [19]; bronchitis [20] and oedemas [21].

Ebolowa, Sud region of Cameroon

Pachypodol, 2,4,5-Trimethoxystyrene, Pachypophyllin, pachypostaudins A and B [21]; pachypodanthine [22]; Pachypophyllin and pachysontol [23]; staudin [24]; Sabinene, β -elemene, E- β -caryophyllene, β -selinene, β -bisabolene, δ -cadinene, 2,4,5-trimethoxy-1-vinylbenzene [25].

Hexane fraction protects legume seeds from bruchid insects: Acanthoscelides obtectus Say on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Callosobruchus maculatus on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)[26].

The flavonoid Pachypodol or 3,7,3’-tri-O-methylquercetin) showed antiviral activity against the polio-virus [21, 27].

Crassocephalum biafrae (Oliv. et Hiern) S.Moore 43562 HNC

Diabetes, pulmonary defects ([28, 29]; bleeding, sore eyes, cough, heart troubles, rheumatic pain, oedemas [30] and women infertility [31, 32].

Bandja, Haut-Nkam; West region of Cameroon

Biafraecoumarins A, B, and C [33].

Biafraecoumarins A, B, and C exhibit low to significant antimicrobial activities against E. coli, B. subtilis, S. aureus, P. picketti, T. longifusus, A.flavus, M.canis, F.solani, C.albicans, and C.glabrata[33].

The evidence on the puberty onset induction and ovarian folliculogenesis effect of the aqueous extract in immature female rat have been demonstrated [34].

Entada gigas (Linn) Fawcelt et Rendle (Mimosaceae) 5861 SRF/Cam

Microbial infections (Personal information)

Foreke-Dschang, West region of Cameroon

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Cinchona succirubia Par. Ex Klotzsk. (Rubiaceae) 25851 SRF/Cam

Malaria [35, 36].

Foreke-Dschang, West region of Cameroon

Quinine [36]

Evident antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum and a total chemosuppression of parasitaemia in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei have been demonstrated [35].

Beilschmiedia obscura (Staph).Engl.(Lauraceae)2102 SRFK

Gastrointestinal infection (personal information)

Dschang market, West region of Cameroon

Obscurine [37]

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  1. a(HNC), Cameroon National Herbarium; (SRF): Société des réserves forestière du Cameroun; b(/): Not reported.