Table I.
List of medicinal plants (n=60) screened in the present study.
| No. | Plant name | Family | Part used | Voucher no. | Collection location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abutilon figarianum | Malvaceae | L | 16,082 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 2 | Acacia hamulosa | Fabaceae | L + S | 16,221 | South, KSA |
| 3 | Acacia asak | Fabaceae | L | 16,387 | South, KSA |
| 4 | Acacia ehrenbergiana | Fabaceae | S | 16,385 | South, KSA |
| 5 | Acacia laeta | Fabaceae | S | 16,390 | South, KSA |
| 6 | Acacia oerfota | Fabaceae | S | 16,389 | South, KSA |
| 7 | Acacia salicina | Fabaceae | L | 15,007 | South, KSA |
| 8 | Acacia tortilis | Fabaceae | S | 14,977 | South, KSA |
| 9 | Achyranthes aspera | Amaranthaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,011 | Gabeel, KSA |
| 10 | Albizia procera | Fabaceae | L | 16,182 | Taif, KSA |
| 11 | Alternanthera pungens | Amaranthaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr, Fl) | 16,391 | South, KSA |
| 12 | Amaranthus alba | Amaranthacea | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr, Fl) | 16,189 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 13 | Anagallis arvensis, var. caerulea | Primulaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr, Fl) | 16,296 | South, KSA |
| 14 | Argemone ochroleuca | Papaveraceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,185 | Taif, KSA |
| 15 | Atriplex suberecta | Chenopodiaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,195 | Taif, KSA |
| 16 | Aerva Javanica | Amaranthaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fl) | 16,196 | Taif, KSA |
| 17 | Bacopa monieri | Scrophulariaceae | L + S | 16,300 | South, KSA |
| 18 | Balanites aegyptiaca | Zygophyllaceae | B | 560 | Khartoum, Sudan |
| 19 | Boerhavia diffusa | Nyctaginaceae | L | 16,184 | Taif, KSA |
| 20 | Bougainvillea spectabilis | Nyctaginaceae | L | 16,177 | Taif, KSA |
| 21 | Capparis decidua | Capparaceae | S | 15,841 | Tabouk, KSA |
| 22 | Cassytha filiformis | Lauraceae | S | 15,716 | Taif, KSA |
| 23 | Chenopodium ambrosioides | Chenopodiaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,181 | Taif, KSA |
| 24 | Chenopodiumg laucum | Chenopodiaceae | L + S | 16,197 | Taif, KSA |
| 25 | Citrus maxima | Rutaceae | L | 16,173 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 26 | Cleome droserifolia | Crassulaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fl) | 15,830 | Taif, KSA |
| 27 | Clerodendrum inerme | Verbenaceae | L + S | 12,788 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 28 | Coccinia grandis | Cucurbitaceae | L + S | 16,275 | South, KSA |
| 29 | Combretum molle | Combretaceae | B | 15,496 | South, KSA |
| 30 | Corallocarpus epigeus | Cucurbitaceae | L | 16,393 | South, KSA |
| 31 | Daturai noxia | Solanaceae | L | 15,604 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 32 | Delonix elata | Fabaceae | L | 16,035 | South, KSA |
| 33 | Delonix regia | Fabaceae | L | 16,183 | Taif, KSA |
| 34 | Dodonea angustifolia | Sapindaceae | L | 15,787 | South, KSA |
| 35 | Eruca sativa | Brassicaceae | L + S | 16,318 | South, KSA |
| 36 | Euphorbia tirucalli | Euphorbiaceae | S | 16,172 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 37 | Euphorbia hirta | Euphorbiaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,084 | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 38 | Ficus benghalensis | Moraceae | L + B | 16,080 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 39 | Ficus palmata | Moraceae | L | 15,448 | Tanoma, KSA |
| 40 | Flaveria trineriva | Asreraceae | Arial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,198 | Taif, KSA |
| 41 | Fumaria parviflora | Fumariaceae | L + S | 16,301 | South, KSA |
| 42 | Guiera senegalensis | Combretaceae | L | 798 | Kordofan, Sudan |
| 43 | Haplophyllum tuberculum | Rutaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fl) | 16,324 | South, KSA |
| 44 | Indigofera caerulea | Fabaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fl) | 16,392 | South, KSA |
| 45 | Ipomoea cairica (L.) sweet | Convolvulaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,075 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 46 | Indigofera tinctoria | Fabaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,390 | South, KSA |
| 47 | Jatropha curcas | Euphorbiaceae | Seeds | 15,189 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 48 | Juniperus phonicea | Cupressaceae | S + L | 16,179 | Taif, KSA, |
| 49 | Juniperus procera | Cupressaceae | S + L | 16,194 | Taif KSA, |
| 50 | Marrubium vulgare | Labiatae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,043 | Hadah, KSA |
| 51 | Momordica balsamina | Cucurbitaceae | L | 16,395 | South, KSA |
| 52 | Pergularia tomentosa | Asclepiadaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,075 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 53 | Psidiumg uajava | Myrtaceae | L | 16,085 | South, KSA |
| 54 | Pulicaria crispa | Asteraceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,083 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 55 | Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | L | 14,005 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 56 | Rumex dentatus | Polygonaceae | Aerial parts (S, L, Fr) | 16,186 | Taif, KSA |
| 57 | Senna obtusifolia | Fabaceae | Fr | 160,322 | South, KSA |
| 58 | Senna occidentalis | Fabaceae | Fr | 155,009 | South, KSA |
| 59 | Senna alexandrina | Fabaceae | L | 16,245 | South, KSA |
| 60 | Solanum surrattense | Solanaceae | L | 16,386 | South, KSA |
L, leaves; S, stems; B, bark; Fr, fruits; KSA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.