Table 1.

Bioactive compounds isolated from Vernonia amygdalina.

Name of Compound	Class of Compound	Author (s)
Vernodalin	Sesquiterpene lactone	Kupchan et al. (1969) [4]
Vernomygdin	Sesquiterpene lactone	Kupchan et al. (1969) [4]
Vernoniosides A1, A2, A3, B1	Steroid Glucosides	Jisaka et al. (1992) [34]
Vernoniosides A4, B2, B3	Steroid Glucosides	Jisaka et al. (1993) [35]
Vernoniosides D and E	Steroid glycosides	Igile et al. (1995) [33]
Vernodalol	Sesquiterpene lactone	Ganjian et al. 1983 [23]; Erasto et al. 2006 [16]
Epivernodalol	Sesquiterpene lactone	Owoeye et al. (2010) [37]