Twenty Traditional Algerian Plants Used in Diabetes Therapy as Strong Inhibitors of α-Amylase Activity

Table 2

Total amount of plant phenolics compound and flavonoids.

Name of plant	Total phenolics content (mg GAE/g dw)^a	Flavonoids content (mg RE/g dw)^b
Ajuga iva	1.80 ± 0.03	0.66 ± 0.02
Aloe socotrina	8.91 ± 0.06	8.39 ± 0.07
Anthemis arvensis	3.94 ± 0.05	0.95 ± 0.04
Berberis Vulgaris	6.74 ± 0.09	0.53 ± 0.1
Cistus	43.08 ± 0.02	2.07 ± 0.01
Equisetum arvense
(i) The grains	2.48 ± 0.07	0.06 ± 0.08
(ii) The leaves	1.92 ± 0.31	0.51 ± 0.3
Erythraea centaurium	7.32 ± 0.14	6.49 ± 0.15
Haloxylon scoparium	26.71 ± 0.15	1.73 ± 0.12
Helianthemum lippii	1.39 ± 0.01	1.35 ± 0.02
Marrubium vulgare	1.36 ± 0.07	0.21 ± 0.06
Matricaria pubescens	1.71 ± 0.03	0.43 ± 0.04
Ononis angustissima	1.91 ± 0.52	1.16 ± 0.51
Oudneya africana
(i) The pods	9.17 ± 0.04	3.61 ± 0.03
(ii) The leaves	15.86 ± 0.02	6.54 ± 0.03
Pituranthos chloranthus	3.62 ± 0.46	0.91 ± 0.36
Rhamnus alaternus	3.01 ± 0.02	2.11 ± 0.03
Rhanterium adpressum	2.88 ± 0.33	1.11 ± 0.30
Salvia officinalis	16.12 ± 0.30	11.61 ± 0.15
Teucrium polium	5.61 ± 0.01	3.00 ± 0.05
Thapsia garganica	8.10 ± 0.04	2.83 ± 0.03
Trigonella foenum	0.18 ± 0.08	0.04 ± 0.07
Zygophyllum album	2.16 ± 0.005	1.97 ± 0.01

aMilligrams of gallic acid equivalent per gram of dry weight of plant.
bMilligrams of rutin equivalent per gram of dry weight of plant.