Table 1.

Detail of medicinal herbs used in the screening of potential inhibition of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes

Name of herb	Family name	Part used	Local name	Common name	Usesa	Usual human dosage of dried powdered material
Alstonia boonei De Wild	Apocynaceae	Stem bark	Ahun (Y) Egbu (I)	Stoolwood Devil tree	Antimalarial, Aphrodisiac, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, and Antipyretic	1.5–3 gb
Bauhinia monandra Kurz	Leguminosae	Leaves	Abefe (Y)	Pink orchid Napoleon's plume	Pesticidal, Antimicrobial, Laxative, Antidiabetic	3–6 gc
Musa sapientum Linn	Musaceae	Unripe fruits	Ogede (Y) Abrika (I), Ayaba (H)	Banana	Antidiabetic, Anemia, Hypertension, Ulcers	1–4 gc
Tetracarpidium conophorum (Mull.‐Arg.) Hutch. & Dalz.	Euphorbiaceae	Seeds	Asala (I)	Walnut	Antidiabetic, Anti‐ulcer, Antimicrobial, Anitihypercholesterolemia.	5–8gd
Gongronema latifolium Benth.	Asclepiadaceae	Leaves	Madunmaro (Y) Utazi (I) Arokeke (Y),	Amaranth globe.	Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Antiparasitic, Hypertension, Laxative, Analgesic, Fevers	2–4 ge
Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand and H. Durand	Apocynaceae	Seeds	Mkpokiri or Otosu (I) Abere (Y)	Akuamma plant	Antidiabetic, Jaundice, Pneumonia, Malaria, Hypertension	3–4 ge
Mangifera indica Linn	Anacardiaceae	Stem bark	Mangoro (Y)	Mango	Antidiabetic, Malaria, Analgesic, Diarrhea, Menorrhagia, Hypertension, Anemia,	1–3 gc
Moringa oleifera Lam.	Moringaceae	Leaves	Ewe igbale (Y), Zogale (H), Okwe‐oyibo (I),	Drumstick or Horse radish tree, Moringa	Antidiabetic, Anti‐cancer, Anemia, Hypertension, Aphrodisiac.	1–3 gc
Allium sativum L.	Amaryllidaceae	Bulb	Aayu (Y), Ayo‐ishi (I), Tafarunua (H)	Garlic	Antidiabetic, Hypertension, Hemorrhoids, Tumors	0.4–1.2 gf or 3–5 gc

I, Igbo; Y, Yoruba; H, Hausa.

^aEzuruike & Prieto, 2014; ^bPharmasearch, 2006; ^cKhare, 2011; ^dNnorom, Enenwa, & Ewuzie, 2013; ^eNeuwinger, 1996; ^fFederal Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, 2008.