Research Article
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 |
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Milligrams of gallic acid equivalent per gram of dry weight of plant. Milligrams of rutin equivalent per gram of dry weight of plant.
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