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Table 1.

General informations and report on evidence of biological activities and chemistry of the studied plants

Species (family); Voucher number*	Traditional uses	Parts used traditionally	Area of plant collection	Bioactive or potentially bioactive components	Bioactivities
Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg.	Hernia, female sterility, stomach-ache in women, ovarian problems, venereal diseases, bronchitis, fever, purgative, malaria, hard abscesses anthelminthic, otitis, ophthalmia, pain, malaria, cancers, venereal diseases, bacterial diseases [21]	Stem bark, roots, Sap of young leaves, leaves	Bagangté, West region of Cameroon	Polyphenols, alkaloids, terpenes and steroids [21], schweinfurthiin 1, bauerenone 2, bauerenol 3, 1-hydroxy-3,7,8 trimethoxy-xanthone 4 and 1, 8-dihydroxy-3, 7 dimethoxy-xanthone 5 [35]	Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli [21]
(Loganiaceae); 32389/HNC		Stem bark, roots, Sap of young leaves, leaves	Bagangté, West region of Cameroon
Boehmeria platyphylla D. Don	Stomachic [36] and dysentery [37], control bleeding [28], skin burns	Roots, leaves	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon	Acetophenone (3,4-dimethoxy-w-(2'-piperidy1)) [27], cryptopleurine [28].	Nor reported
(Urticaceae); 27550/SRF/CAM		Roots, leaves	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon		Nor reported
Caucalis melanantha (Hochst/Hien)	Evil eye [38], epilepsy [39], malaria, Stomachaches gastritis [40]	Leaves, roots, whole plant	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon	α-Pinene, sabinene and terpinen-4-ol [31]	Antifungal activity [31]
(Apiaceae); 32891/HNC		Leaves, roots, whole plant	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon	α-Pinene, sabinene and terpinen-4-ol [31]	Antifungal activity [31]
Erigeron floribundus (H.BK)	Skin disorders [32], Acquired immunodefiency syndrome (AIDS) therapy [41], antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory [42], gastrointestinal tract infections	Whole plant	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon	Saponins, flavonods, tannins, phenols, alkaloids and essential oils [42], Phenolics, olean-3-oleil-12,18 diene [43].	Analgesic and antiinflammatory [42]; antifungal activity against Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis, M. gypseum, M. langeronii, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, T. soudanense and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis [44]
(Asteraceae); 5619S/RF/Cam		Whole plant	Lebialem, South West region of Cameroon
Nauclea latifolia Smith	Gonorrhea [45], hypertension [46], gastrointestinal tract disorders [47], prolong menstrual flow [48]. stomach pain, constipation, fever, diarrhoea, piles dysentery [49].	Stem bark, leaves, roots, fruits	Bagangté, West region of Cameroon	Naucleamides A,B,C,D,E [50]	antimicrobial activity of methanol extract against E. coli, S. dysenteriae, S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Aspergillus niger [49]
(Rubiaceae); 34577/HNC		Stem bark, leaves, roots, fruits	Bagangté, West region of Cameroon	Naucleamides A,B,C,D,E [50]
Zehneria scobra (cf) Sondev	Fever, diarrhea, skin diseases, stomach pain, jaundice and kidney infection [51]	Leaves, frits, flowers, roots shoot	Bafou, West region of Cameroon	Gypenoside [51]	Antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract against E-coli, Pseudomonas auruginosa, S. aureus, E. coli [51], Vibrio cholerae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella paratyphi, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis and Sterptococcus pneumonie [52]
(Cucurbitaceae); 19668/SRF/CAM		Leaves, frits, flowers, roots shoot	Bafou, West region of Cameroon	Gypenoside [51]

* HNC Cameroon National Herbarium, SRF Société des Réserves Forestières du Cameroun