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Species (family);
voucher number | Traditional uses | Bioactive or potentially bioactive components | Known antimicrobial activities of plants |
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| Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum. (Zingiberaceae); 34888/HNC | Against bacterial infections, hemorrhoid, and fever and as diuretic [16, 43, 44] | Alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, triterpenes, and anthocyanin [16] | Methanol extract of rhizome against Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae [16], and Haemonchus contortus [45] |
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Aframomum letestuanum Gagnep.
(Zingiberaceae); 43134/HNC | Against hemorrhage, muscular pains, nausea, and vomiting [46] | Not reported | Not reported |
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Cucurbita pepo Linn.
(Cucurbitaceae); 42512/HNC | Against stomachache, for hepatoprotection, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory hypertension [47–49]. | Carotenoids, saponins, tannins, quinones, coumarins, lignins, and alkaloids [28, 29] | Ethanol extract of leaves against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and providencia stuartii [17] |
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Physalis peruviana L.
(Solanaceae); 16547/SRF-Cam | Against asthma, hepatitis, malaria, and rheumatism [46] | Polyphenols and steroids [30] | Ethanol extract of seeds against Lactococcus lactis [50], ethanol extract and water extract of leaves and berries against Listeria spp. [51] |
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Raphia hookeri Mann & Wendl.
(Arecaceae); 38372/HNC | As laxative and against malaria, measles, and infections [31, 52] | Alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, tannins, and saponins [31, 32]. | Effects of wine against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus [31, 35] |
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Tristemma hirtum P. Beauv.
(Melastomataceae); 33936/HNC | Against typhoid fever, hemorrhoids, infertility, and skin diseases [33]. | Alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols, steroids, tannins, saponins, and triterpenes [33] | Not reported |
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