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] |