Plant species, (voucher number)/family | Traditional use | Part used traditionally | Potential active constituents | Previously screened activity |
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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] |