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

Table 4

The inhibition rates of the 23 aqueous extracts.

Name of plant	Inhibition rates (%)
Ajuga iva	70.31 ± 0.001
Aloe socotrina	30.19 ± 0.005
Anthemis arvensis	61.95 ± 0.002
Berberis Vulgaris	48.17 ± 0.1
Cistus	100  ± 0.0005
Equisetum arvense
(i) The grains	100  ± 0.0008
(ii) The leaves	32.48 ± 0.2
Erythraea centaurium	25.69 ± 0.3
Haloxylon scoparium	53.61 ± 0.01
Helianthemum lippii	43.18 ± 0.02
Marrubium vulgare	8.29 ± 0.5
Matricaria pubescens	86.90  ± 0.004
Ononis angustissima	19.25 ± 0.03
Oudneya africana
(i) The pods	100  ± 0.004
(ii) The leaves	51.38 ± 0.02
Rhamnus alaternus	43.18 ± 0.08
Rhanterium adpressum	76.75 ± 0.003
Salvia officinalis	77.81  ± 0.004
Teucrium polium	51.47 ± 0.003
Thapsia garganica	76.75  ± 0.01
Trigonella foenum	0 ± 0.00
Zygophyllum album	0 ± 0.00