Original Article

Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Three Malian Medicinal Plant Parts

Table 1

Name, traditional uses and phytocomponents data.

Plant nameFamilyUsesPharmacology dataPhytocomponents data

Daniella oliveri (D. thurifera) RolfeCaesalpiniaceaeTreatment diarrheic (leaves), Bactericide, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, anti-diabetic, antispasmodic, anti-haemorrhoid, aphrodisiac, relaxingAnalgesic (hexane extract), antipyretic (ethyl acetate extract), anti-inflammatory, bactericide, anti-histamic (methanol extract) [18ā€“21]Polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, glycosides, tannins, saponins, terpenes, alkaloids

Vitex doniana (V. umbrosa)VerbenaceaeBactericide (leaves and stems); diuretic (leaves) tonifiant (roots); aphrodisiac (leaves, roots) [22, 23]; anti-diabetic (stems) antiseptic (leaves)Bactericide (aqueous extract)Saponins, steroids, terpene, [24] flavonoids, polyphenols, vitamins C, A, E

Ficus capensis (Thumb) (Forssk)MoraceaceBactericide, anti-diabetic, diuretic, aphrodisiac (stems, roots) [20, 25, 26]Anti-diabetic, diuretic (methanol extract)Polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, vitamin C