Table 1.
Various plants and their Chemical Constituents.
Sr. no. | Name | Botanical name | Part used | Phytochemical constituents | References |
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1 | Turmeric | Curcuma longa L. | Rhizome and stem | Curcumin, vanillic acid | [43–45] |
2 | Aloe vera | Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. | Plant | Aloin, chromone | [52–55] |
3 | Tulsi | Ocimum sanctum L. (synonym of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) | Leaf | Copaene, ursolic acid | [65, 66] |
4 | Sage | Salvia officinalis L. | Leaves | 8-Cineole, camphor, Α-thujone, Β-thujone, borneol, and viridiflorol | [70, 71, 112] |
5 | Chamomile | Matricaria recutita L. (synonym of matricaria chamomilla blanco) | Flowers | Sabinene, bisabolol | [74–76] |
6 | Peppermint | Mentha × piperita L. | Leaves | Menthol, carvone | [50, 72, 83] |
7 | Tea tree | Melaleuca alternifolia cheel | Leaves | Terpinene, terpineol | [86, 89, 90] |
8 | Purple coneflower | Echinacea | Whole plant | Ketoalkenes, caffeic acid derivatives, polysaccharides, and glycoproteins | [50, 93] |
9 | Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis L. | Leaves | Camphene, borneol | [94–96] |
10 | Red clover | Trifolium pratense L. | Flower and leaves | Pratensein, biochanin A | [97, 98] |
11 | Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens L. | Leaves | Methyl salicylate, ethyl salicylate | [99] |
12 | Barberry | Berberis vulgaris L. | Dates | Berberine, palmatine | [100, 101] |
13 | Black cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) nutt. | Root | Fukinolic acid, isoferulic acid | [101] |
14 | Clove oil | Syzygium aromaticum (L.) merr. & L.M.Perry | Buds, leaves and stems | Eugenol, methyleugenol, isoeugenol | [103, 113] |
15 | Evening primrose | Oenothera biennis L. | Seeds | G-linolenic, stearic acid (1.5–3.5%), palmitic acid (7–10%), linoleic acid (cis-linoleic acid) (65–80%), oleic acid (6–11%), acid (Cis-G-Linolenic acid) (8–14%), triterpene alcohols, sterols | [41], |
16 | Garlic | Allium sativum L. | Bulb | Organosulfur compounds, saponins, phenolic compounds, and polysaccharides | [105, 106, 114] |
17 | Ginger | Zingiber officinale roscoe | Rhizomes | Gingerols, shogaols, and paradols, 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, and 10-gingerol | [108, 115] |
18 | Neem | Azadirachta indica A.Juss. | Leaves, bark, fruits, seeds | Azadirachtin, nimbolinin, nimbin, nimbidin, nimbidol, sodium nimbinate, gedunin, salannin, and quercetin | [11, 109, 116] |
19 | Haritaki | Terminalia chebula retz. | Bark, roots, stems, leaves, fruits | Gallic acid methyl ester, tannins, chebulagic acid, corilagin, chebulinic acid, cerulenin, punicalagin, gallic acid, terchebulin, and terminalic acid, flavonols | [111, 117] |