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Table 1 Information on studied species

From: Multidrug resistant bacteria are sensitive to Euphorbia prostrata and six others Cameroonian medicinal plants extracts

Plant species, (voucher number)/family

Traditional use

Part used traditionally

Potential active constituents

Previously screened activity

Aloe buettneri A. Berger (59062/HNC)/Asphodelaceae

Gastro-intestinal infections, chronic wounds, cutaneous infections, inflammations, gastric ulcers, chronic skin ulcer, cough, dysmenorrhea, food poisoning, difficult delivery, dysentery, general stomachaches, lumbar painregulation of menstrual cycle, functional infertility [18,19,20]

Leaves

Anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, ovarian steroidogenesis effect, sub-acute toxicity, Analgesic effect, Antipyretic activity [18,19,20]

Alchornea floribunda Müll. Arg. (4595/HNC)/Euphorbiaceae

Hepatitis, wounds, ringworm, eczema, pains in the heart, antidote to poison, urinary, respiratory and intestinal disorders, aphrodisiac [21, 22]

Leaves, bark, root

Cathechin, epicathechin, taxifolin, 5α-stimastane-3,6-dione, 3β-hydroxyl-5α-stigmastane-24-ene, 5α-stigmastane-23-ene-3,6-dione [21, 23]

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiprotozoal, cytotoxicity [15, 21,22,23]

Crinum purpurascens Herb. (40058/HNC)/Amaryllidaceae

Pneumonia, ovarian problems, hernia, wounds, dysentery, microbial infection, aphrodisiac, snake bite [24]

Leaves, bulbs

Hippadine, pratorimine, β-d-glucopyranoside sitosterol [25]

Antibacterial [25]

Euphorbia prostrata Ait. (33585/HNC)/Euphorbiaceae

Infertility, menstrual pain, dysentery, typhoid fever [12]

Leaves, whole plant

Prostratins A, B and C, rugosins A, D, E and G, quercetin 3-O-β-sambubioside, euphorbins G and H, tellimagradin I and II, kaempferol, cosmosiin, rhamnetin-3-galactoside, quercetin, β-amyrine acetate, β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and cholesterol [26, 27]

Antibacterial, antifungal, bleeding haemorrhoids [12, 28, 29]

Markhamia tomentosa K. Schum. (1974/SRF-Cam)/Bignoniaceae

Edema, cancer, gout, scrotal elephantiasis, pulmonary troubles, general body pain [30]

Leaves

β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, dehydroiso-α-lapachone, 2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, pomolic acid, 2-acetyl-6-methoxynaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, β-lapachone, tormentic acid, oleanolic acid, palustrine [31, 32]

Antiprotozoal, antihelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, analgesic, anti-inflammatory antioxidant, anti-tumor [31,32,33]

Viscum album L. (2974/HNC)/Loranthaceae

Atherosclerosis, hypertension, cancer, headache, dizziness, palpitation [34, 35]

Leaves

Coniferin, syringin, eleutheroside E, syringaresinol-O-glucoside, ligalbumosides A–E, alangilignoside C, kalopanaxin D, β-amyrin acetate, β-amyrin, lupeol, lupeol acetate oleanolic acid, betulinic acid, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, trans-α-bergamotene, trans-β-farnesene, loliolide, vomifoliol, 5,7-dimethoxy-flavanone-4′-O-glucoside, 2′-hydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxychalcone-4-O-glucoside, 5,7-dimethoxyflavanone-4′-O-[2′′-O-(5′′′-O-trans-cinnamoyl)-apiosyl]-glucoside), 2′-hydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxychalcone-4-O-[2′′-O-(5′′′-O-trans-cinnamoyl)-apiosyl]-glucoside, 2′-hydroxy-3,4′,6′-trimethoxychalcone-4-O-glucoside, 2′-hydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxychalcone-4-O-[apiosyl(1 → 2)]-glucoside, 5,7-dimethoxyflavanone-4′-O-[apiosyl-(1 → 2)]-glucoside, (2S)-3′,5,7-trimethoxyflavanone-4′-O-glucoside, 4′-O-[β-apiosyl(1 → 2)]-β-glucosyl]-5-hydroxy-7-O-sinapylflavanone, 3-(4-acetoxy-3,5-dimethoxy)-phenyl-2E-propenyl-β-glucoside, 3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy)-phenyl-2E-propenyl-β-glucoside, 4′,5-dimethoxy-7-hydroxy flavanone, 5,7-dimethoxy-4′-hydroxy flavanone [36]

Antihypertensive, cytotoxicity, vascular effects, antioxidant, antibacterial [34, 35, 37, 38]

Rauwolfia macrophylla Ruiz & Pav. (1697/SRFK)/Apocynaceae

Measles or itching rash, fever, swellings, rheumatism, hepatitis, pneumonia, abdominal pain, cough and toothache, headache, insomnia and palpitation of the heart, abscess, roundworm, tapeworm, hypertension, epilepsy, eye diseases, venereal diseases [39]

Leaves, bark, roots

Reserpine, rescinnamine, ajmaline, methyl reserpate, normacusine B, suaveoline, serpentine, perakine, vomilenine, peraksine, dihydroperaksine, norajmaline, ajmalicinine, ajmalicine, geissoschizol, pleiocarpamine, α-yohimbine, alloyohimbine, yohimbine [40,41,42,43]

Antimycobacterial and Antibacterial activity, antioxidant [13, 44, 45]