Review Article

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

Table 3

Antiplasmodial activity of isolated compounds from medicinal plant extracts against P. falciparum.

ConstituentsBotanical nameAntimalarial activity IC50 in μg/ml (a) or μM (b)Compound structureReferences

Anonaine (7)Goniothalamus australis7.0 μM (3D7)[77]

Stephanine (1) and pseudopalmatine (8)Stephania rotunda1.3 and 1.0 μg/mL (W2)[78]

Catechin-[5,6-e]-4b-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)dihydro-2(3H)-pyranone (3)Flacourtia indica1.1 and > 5 μg/mL (3D7 and K1)[79]

Ergosta-4,6,8,22-tetraene-3-one (4)Cornus florida61.0 μM (D10)[80]

Methylenebissantin (1)Dodonaea viscosa91.13 μM[81]

Sesquiterpene lactone de hydrobrachylaenolideDicoma anomala1.865 and 4.095 μM (D10 and K1)[82]

2,3,6-Trihydroxy benzoic acid and 2,3,6-trihydroxy methyl benzoateSorindeia juglandifolia16.5 and 13.0 μM (W2) ED50 44.9 and 42.2 mg/kg (B)[83]

StrychnochrysineStrychnos nux-vomica4.9 and 6.0 μM (3D7 and W2)[84]

11α-HydroxymuzigadiolideWarburgia ugandensis6.40b (3D7)[85]

DimethylisoborreverineFlindersia amboinensis0.22a (3D7),[86]
0.02a (FCR3),
0.81a (HB3),
0.06a (K1)

OtogirinHypericum erectum>50b (D10)[87]

OtogironeH. erectum5.6b (D10)[87]

Erectquione AH. erectum11.2b (D10)[87]

Erectquione BH. erectum7.2b (D10)[87]

Erectquione CH. erectum13.2b (D10)[87]

(+)-4′-Decanoyl-cis-khellactoneAgelica purpuraefolia1.5b (D10)[88]

(+)-3′-Decanoyl-cis- khellactoneA. purpuraefolia2.4b (D10)[88]

(+)-3-AcetylaltholactoneGoniothalamus laoticus2.6a (K1)[89]

(−)-NordicentrineG. laoticus0.3a (K1)[89]

DalparvoneDalbergia parviflora8.19a (K1)[90]

2-Isopropenyl-6-acetyl-8-methoxy-1, 3-benzodioxin-4-oneCarpesium divaricatum2.3 ± 0.3b (D10)[91]

Oleifolisides A: R1 = α-arabinose, R2 = β-xylose and Oleifolisides B: R1 = β-arabinose, R2 = β-xyloseDendropanax morbifera24.4b (D10)[92]
6.2b (D10)

DendropanoxideD. morbifera5.3b (D10)[92]

Atisinium chlorideAconitum chryseum4.0b (TM4)[93]
3.6b (K1)

NorushinsunineLiriodendron tulipifera29.6a (D10)[94]

NorglaucineL. tulipifera22.0a (D10)[94]

OxoglaucineL. tulipifera9.1a (D10)[94]

PeroxyferolideL. tulipifera6.2a (D10)[94]

LipiferolideL. tulipifera1.8a (D10)[94]

Note. Chloroquine, sensitive strains, 3D7, D10, FSG, and TM4; chloroquine, resistant strains, K1 and FCR3; pyrimethamine, resistant strains, K1 and HB3.