Review Article

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Traditional Antimalarial and Antidengue Plants: A Mechanistic Perspective

Table 1

Medicinal plants are reported globally for their antidengue activity.

Plant speciesPart(s) usedExtracts testedReferences

Andrographis paniculataLeavesAndrographolide[29]
Alternanthera philoxeroidesWhole plantsPetroleum ether, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate, and coumarin extract[30]
Cladosiphon okamuranusWhole plantsEthanol extract[31]
Cladogynos orientalisWhole plantsEthanol extract[32]
Leucaena leucocephalaSeedsAqueous extract[33, 34]
Tephrosia crassifoliaLeave and flowersFlavonoid extract[35]
Tephrosia madrensisLeaves and flowersFlavonoid extract[35]
Tephrosia viridifloraLeave and flowersFlavonoid extract[35]
Quercus lusitanicaSeedsMethanol extract[36]
Cryptonemia crenulataWhole plantsPolysaccharide extract[37]
Gymnogongrus griffithsiaeWhole plantsPolysaccharide extract[37]
Piper retrofractumWhole plantsDichloromethane and ethanol extract[32, 38]
Rhizophora apiculataWhole plantsEthanol extract[32]
MeristiellagelidiumWhole plantsPolysaccharide extract[39]
Lippia albaWhole plantsEssential oils[26, 40]
Lippia citriodoraWhole plantsEssential oils[40]
Zostera marinaWhole plantsp-Sulfoxy-cinnamic acid and zosteric acid[41]
Uvariachamae p. Beauv.Dried leaves and fresh fruitsMethanol extract[42]
Aloe veraLeavesEthyl acetate and methanol[43]