Research Article

Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Seven Underinvestigated Medicinal Plants against Microbial Pathogens

Table 1

Characteristics of the medicinal plants investigated in this study.

Scientific names (Family) voucher numberPart usedTraditional usePrevious pharmacological studiesIsolated phytochemical compounds

H. decumbens (Mecastomataceae) 18026/SRF.CamLeavesEye infection sprain, female infertility, trypanosomiasis, hernia, beriberi, and gastralgia [14]Not reportedNot reported

L. macrocarpa (Icacinaceae) 179761/SRF.comFruitGenital stimulants/depressants, aphrodisiac [15]Not reportedNot reported

T. mauritianum (Mecastomataceae) 6995/SRF-CamLeavesWounds, cough, and premenstrual tension [16]Antisalmonellal and antioxidant [17]2,4-di-tert-butylphenol 2 ((octyloxy) carbonyl) benzoic acid and sitosterol [18]

C. stelluliferum (Asteraceae) 20495/HNCWhole plantAmnionitis affecting the newborn, polyhydramnios [19]Immunomodulatory [20]Tannins [21]

A. manniana (Cyatheaceae) 25694/HNCLeaves, seeds, StembarkFilariasis [22] Backache [23]Antioxidant [24]Flavonoids, quinones, tannins, terpenoids, and steroids [24]

C. bougheyanum (Asteraceae) 7635/HNCWhole plantNot reportedAcute and sub-chronic toxicity [25]Not reported

P. peduncularis (Rubiaceae) 37630/HNCLeavesHeart conditions [26] toothache, convulsion, yellow jaundice, stomachache, earache, backache, and skin infection [27]Not reportedNot reported