Review Article

Vangueria madagascariensis Fruit Tree: Nutritional, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Primary Health Care Applications as Herbal Medicine

Table 6

Summary of biological properties of Vangueria madagascariensis extracts.

Property assessedExtractPlant partModelBiological effectsReference

AntibacterialDecoction extractsRipe fruitDisc diffusionActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 10.7 ± 1.2 mm zone of inhibition[13]
Unripe fruitDisc diffusionActive against Escherichia coli with 12.7 ± 0.6 mm zone of inhibition[13]
MethanolLeafDisc diffusionActive against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus with 10.0 ± 2.0 mm and 11.7 ± 1.5 mm zones of inhibition, respectively[13]
SeedDisc diffusionActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 8.3 ± 1.5 mm zone of inhibition[13]
Decoction extractsRipe fruitMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 12.5 mg/mL[13]
Unripe fruitMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Escherichia coli with an MIC value of 25.0 mg/mL[13]
MethanolLeafMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 6.3 mg/mL and 12.5 mg/mL, respectively[13]
SeedMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 25.0 mg/mL[13]
Decoction extractsFruitMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Streptococcus group A with an MIC value of <0.1 mg/mL, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus group B (0.78 mg/mL), Acinetobacter spp., Proteus spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (1.6 mg/mL), Enterococcus faecalis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (3.1 mg/mL), and Klebsiella spp. (12.5 mg/mL)[72]
LeafMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Streptococcus group A and Streptococcus group B with an MIC value of 0.8 mg/mL, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (3.1 mg/mL), and Proteus spp. and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (6.3 mg/mL)[72]
MethanolFruitMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Streptococcus group A with an MIC value of 0.8 mg/mL, Streptococcus group B (1.6 mg/mL), Acinetobacter spp., Enterococcus faecalis, Proteus spp., and Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (3.1 mg/mL), Escherichia coli (6.3 mg/mL), and Klebsiella spp. (12.5 mg/mL)[72]
LeafMicrotitre dilution broth methodActive against Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus group A and Streptococcus group B with an MIC value of <0.2 mg/mL, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (3.1 mg/mL), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (6.3 mg/mL)[72]
AqueousLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 6 mm zone of inhibition, Bacillus cereus (8 mm), Escherichia coli (10 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (13 mm)[60]
DichloromethaneLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 6 mm zone of inhibition, Escherichia coli (9 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (10 mm), Bacillus cereus (11 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (15 mm)[60]
EthanolLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 4 mm zone of inhibition, Micrococcus luteus (7 mm), Bacillus cereus (8 mm), Escherichia coli (10 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (17 mm)[60]
n-ButanolLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 5 mm zone of inhibition, Escherichia coli (10 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (14 mm)[60]
n-HexaneLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 6 mm zone of inhibition, Micrococcus luteus (7 mm), Bacillus cereus (8 mm), Escherichia coli (9 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (12 mm)[60]
AqueousStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Micrococcus luteus with 8 mm zone of inhibition, Bacillus cereus with Klebsiella pneumoniae (9 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (10 mm), and Escherichia coli (11 mm)[60]
DichloromethaneStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Micrococcus luteus with 8 mm zone of inhibition, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9 mm), Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (10 mm), Bacillus cereus (12 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (13 mm)[60]
EthanolStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Micrococcus luteus with 8 mm zone of inhibition, Escherichia coli (10 mm), Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11 mm), Staphylococcus aureus (14 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (15 mm)[60]
n-HexaneStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Staphylococcus aureus with 9 mm zone of inhibition, Bacillus cereus (10 mm), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (12 mm)[60]
AqueousLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Escherichia coli with an MIC value of 15 µg/ml, Klebsiella pneumoniae (30 µg/ml), Staphylococcus aureus (40 µg/ml), and Bacillus cereus (75 µg/ml)[60]
DichloromethaneLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Klebsiella pneumoniae with an MIC value of 20 µg/ml, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (25 µg/ml), Bacillus cereus (35 µg/ml), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (50 µg/ml)[60]
EthanolLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Klebsiella pneumoniae with an MIC value of 15 µg/ml, Staphylococcus aureus (40 µg/ml), Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli (50 µg/ml), and Micrococcus luteus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (55 µg/ml)[60]
n-ButanolLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Klebsiella pneumoniae with an MIC value of 25 µg/ml, Staphylococcus aureus (36 µg/ml), and Escherichia coli (75 µg/ml)[60]
n-HexaneLeafAgar well diffusion methodActive against Bacillus cereus with an MIC value of 6.3 µg/ml, Klebsiella pneumoniae (25 µg/ml), Staphylococcus aureus (37 µg/ml), Escherichia coli (60 µg/ml), and Micrococcus luteus (75 µg/ml)[60]
AqueousStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with an MIC value of 25 µg/ml, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae (35 µg/ml), and Bacillus cereus and Micrococcus luteus (75 µg/ml)[60]
DichloromethaneStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Escherichia coli with an MIC value of 20 µg/ml, Klebsiella pneumoniae (24 µg/ml), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (25 µg/ml), Staphylococcus aureus (33 µg/ml), Micrococcus luteus (50 µg/ml), and Bacillus cereus (55 µg/ml)[60]
EthanolStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 20 µg/ml, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (25 µg/ml), and Bacillus cereus (50 µg/ml)[60]
n-HexaneStem barkAgar well diffusion methodActive against Klebsiella pneumoniae with an MIC value of 24 µg/ml, Staphylococcus aureus (35 µg/ml), and Bacillus cereus (65 µg/ml)[60]

AntidiabeticDecoction extractFruit, leaf, and seedα-AmylaseDecoctions active with IC50 values of 1.1 mg/mL (leaf), 5.3 mg/mL (unripe fruit), 6.8 mg/mL (seed), and 29.6 mg/mL (ripe fruit)[13]
Fruit and leafα-GlucosidaseDecoctions active with IC50 values of 0.5 mg/mL (unripe fruit), 0.6 mg/mL (leaf), and 15.7 mg/mL (ripe fruit)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedα-AmylaseExtracts active with IC50 values of 1.2 mg/mL (unripe fruit), 1.7 mg/mL (leaf), 3.8 mg/mL (seed), and 7.7 mg/mL (ripe fruit)[13]
Fruit, leaf, and seedα-GlucosidaseExtracts active with IC50 values of 0.4 mg/mL (unripe fruit), 3.3 mg/mL (ripe fruit), 6.2 mg/mL (leaf), and 46.3 mg/mL (seed)[13]
EthanolBarkα-AmylaseExtracts active with IC50 values of 11.6 µg/mL[73]
Barkα-GlucosidaseExtracts active with IC50 values of 1.8 µg/mL[73]

AntifungalSeveral extractsLeafAgar well diffusion methodn-Butanol and n-hexane active against Candida albicans with 9 mm zone of inhibition, ethanol (10 mm), aqueous (14 mm), and dichloromethane (20 mm)[60]
Stem barkAgar well diffusion methodAqueous and n-hexane active against Candida albicans with 14 mm zone of inhibition, ethanol (18 mm), and dichloromethane (21 mm)[60]
LeafAgar well diffusion methodEthanol extract active against Candida albicans with an MIC value of 13 µg/ml, dichloromethane (14 µg/ml), aqueous (18 µg/ml), n-butanol (30 µg/ml), and n-hexane (35 µg/ml)[60]
Stem barkAgar well diffusion methodEthanol extract active against Candida albicans with an MIC value of 15 µg/ml, dichloromethane (18 µg/ml), n-hexane (30 µg/ml), and aqueous (55 µg/ml)[60]
ChloroformFruitAgar well diffusion methodChloroform extract active against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans with 15 mm and 14 mm zones of inhibition, respectively[74]

AntioxidantDecoctionFruit, leaf, and seedDPPHExtracts active with IC50 values of 132.8 µg/mL (leaf), 602.5 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 612.5 µg/mL (unripe fruit and seed)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedDPPHExtracts active with IC50 values of 9.0 µg/mL (leaf), 10.0 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 48.5 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 105.9 µg/mL (seed)[13]
DecoctionFruit, leaf, and seedFRAPExhibited antioxidant activity with 319.2 (seed), 322.9 (ripe fruit), 330.8 (unripe fruit), and 350.4 (leaf) mM Trolox equivalent (TE)/g fresh weight[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedFRAPExhibited antioxidant activity with 346.7 (seed), 357.1 (ripe fruit), 361.3 (unripe fruit), and 372.5 (leaf) mM Trolox equivalent (TE)/g fresh weight[13]
Decoction extractsFruit, leaf, and seedHOClActive with IC50 values of 235.6 µg/mL (leaf), 275.3 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 982.4 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 6656.4 µg/mL (seed)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedHOClActive with IC50 values of 223.0 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 382.1 µg/mL (leaf), 418.9 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 941.5 µg/mL (seed)[13]
Decoction extractsFruit, leaf, and seedOHActive with IC50 values of 157.2 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 261.0 µg/mL (ripe fruit), 289.0 µg/mL (leaf), and 803.8 µg/mL (seed)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedOHActive with IC50 values of 0.1 µg/mL (leaf), 0.3 µg/mL (ripe and unripe fruits), and 22.4 µg/mL (seed)[13]

AntioxidantDecoction extractsFruit, leaf, and seedNOActive with IC50 values of 241.2 µg/mL (leaf), 436.2 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 2367.4 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 6092.4 µg/mL (seed)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedNOActive with IC50 values of 43.2 µg/mL (leaf), 91.4 µg/mL (unripe fruit), 219.1 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 1103.2 µg/mL (seed)[13]
Decoction extractsFruit, leaf, and seedIron chelationActive with IC50 values of 0.3 µg/mL (seed), 0.6 µg/mL (ripe fruit), 1.0 µg/mL (unripe fruit), and 2.5 µg/mL (leaf)[13]
MethanolFruit, leaf, and seedIron chelationActive with IC50 values of 0.0009 µg/mL (seed), 0.002 µg/mL (leaf), 0.06 µg/mL (ripe fruit), and 0.07 µg/mL (unripe fruit)[13]
MethanolBark, leaf, and seedDPPHExtracts active with IC50 values of 7.8 µg/ml (leaf), 31.3 µg/ml (seed), and 62.5 µg/ml (bark)[17]
MethanolBark, leaf, and seedORACExtracts active with 44.9 µM of Trolox (seed), 47.1 µM of Trolox (bark), and 72.7 µM of Trolox (leaf)[17]

AntiplasmodialMethanolLeafG-3H hypoxanthineActive against Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 values of 13.4 µg/ml and 34.0 µg/ml against D6 and W2 strains, respectively[55, 56]

CytotoxicityCrude extractsStem barkMTT assayExtracts active with EC50 values of 22.8 µg/ml (MCF-7), 28.4 µg/ml (HepG2), 34.4 µg/ml (PC-3), 42.5 µg/ml (A549), 44.5 µg/ml (WRL-68), 53.2 µg/ml (HT-29), and 64.7 µg/ml (WI-38T)[17]

ToxicityEthanolLeaf and stem barkIn vivo animal toxicity activitiesAll extracts appear to be nontoxic with LD50 values of 3.8 g/kg[60]