Table 1 Ethnopharmacology, pharmacological activities, and taxonomic classification of plants
Scientific name (voucher specimen no.)a | Part of plant | Traditional uses/pharmacological activity |
|---|---|---|
Diospyros castanea (Craib) Fletcher. (TT-OC-SK-1030) Family: Ebenaceae | Leaf | Diospyros: lumbago, astringent, febrifuge, anti cancer activity, anti HIV activity, anti-inflammatory activity [14] |
Fruit | Diospyros: carminative, astringent, cure biliousness [14] | |
Seed | Diospyros: sedative [14] | |
Bark | Diospyros: bitter, astringent and febrifuge [14] | |
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. (TT-OC-SK-993) Family: Anacardiaceae | Stem bark | LC: elephantiasis, impotence, ulcers, halitosis, heart disease, dysentery, gout rheumatism [15] |
Bark (ethanol, acetone) | LC: wound healing, antimicrobial activity in the form of simple ointments [16] | |
Root bark, stem bark (crude methanol) | LC: hypotensive activity [17], L. velutina: antioxidation activity [18] | |
Catunaregam tomentosa (Blume ex DC.) Tirveng. (TT-OC-SK-1015) Family: Rubiaceae | Crude (ethanol) | R. cordifolia: diabetes mellitus, cancer, TB, antimicrobial, antifungal, hypotension analgesic, anti-malarial, antioxidant, anti-leukemic, mutagenic functions [19] |
Erythrophleum succirubrum Gagnep. (TT-OC-SK-1082) Family: Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae | Bark (methanol) | ES: anticancer activity [20] |
Bombax anceps Pierre var. anceps (TT-OC-SK-1074) Family: Bombacaceae | Crude (methanol) | B. ceiba: antioxidant activity [21] |
Root (H2O/acetone) | B. malabaricum: demulcent, diuretic, restorative, aphrodisiac, emetic properties, astringent, antifungal activity, cytotoxicity, anti-HIV activity [22] | |
Stem bark | B. ceiba: anticancer activity and anti-inflammation [23] | |
Stem bark (methanol) | B. ceiba: antiangiogenic activity [24] |