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Table 6 Phytoconstituents of MPs with in vivo antiepileptic/anticonvulsant activities

From: Medicinal plants utilized in the management of epilepsy in Ethiopia: ethnobotany, pharmacology and phytochemistry

No.

Scientific name

Active compounds

Refs.

1

Ajuga integrifolia

Apigenin and quercetin

[236]

2

Allium sativum

Quercetin

[237]

3

Artemisia afra

Borneol, camphor, eucalyptol, eugenol, p-cymene, phytol, α-terpineol, and β-caryophyllene

[238, 239]

4

Azadirachta indica

Phytol

[240]

5

Balanites aegyptica

Apigenin, quercetin and rutin

[241]

6

Buddleja polystachya

Camphor, phytol, rutin, ursolic acid and α-terpineol

[242,243,244]

7

Carissa edulis

Lupeol and rutin

[245, 246]

8

Croton macrostachyus

Lupeol, linalool, p-cymene, α-terpineol, and β-caryophyllene

[247,248,249]

9

Jatropha curcas

Lupeol, phytol and rutin

[250,251,252]

10

Maytenus heterophylla

Lupeol

[253]

11

Nicotiana tabacum

Apigenin, lupeol and quercetin

[254, 255]

12

Olea europaea

Apigenin, oleuropein and quercetin

[256]

13

Opuntia ficus-indica

Quercetin and rutin

[257]

14

Ruta chalepensis

Borneol, camphor, carvacrol, linalool, menthol, pulegone, quercetin, rutin and α-terpineol

[258,259,260]

15

Sida rhombifolia

Lupeol

[261]

16

Xanthium stramonium

Borneol, lupeol, p-cymene, quercetin, β-caryophyllene

[262, 263]

17

Zingiber officinale

6-gingerol, borneol, camphor, citral, citronellol, linalool, p-cymene, α-terpineol and β-caryophyllene

[168, 264]