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. 2019 Apr 18;17(4):231. doi: 10.3390/md17040231

Table 7.

Pharmacological activities of different mangrove species.

Species Plant Part(s) Extract Study/Assays Activity Reference
Acanthus ilicifolius L. L, R Me Antioxidant-DPPH
(In vitro)
IC50 (mg/mL): L = 2501.53 ± 182.62, R = 1319.66 ± 150.76 [105]
L, R Me Antioxidant-FRAP
(In vitro)
AAE (mg/g): L = 1.10 ± 0.03, R = 1.62 ± 0.03
L Me Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhing test (In vivo) Control (10 mL/kg) number of writhings = 51.5 ± 4.1, at 250 and 500 mg/kg (extract), %inhibition = 33.0% and 51.1% respectively [68]
L Me Antinociceptive-Formalin test (In vivo) At 250 and 500 mg/kg, %inhibition = 37.54 and 50.18 respectively for 5 min and 45.5% and 67.24% respectively for 30 min
L Me Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan-induced paw edema (In vivo) ED50 (mg/kg) = 146.2, 95% Cl = 69.38–286.2 both at early and late phases. After 2 h, ED50 (mg/kg) = 194, 95% Cl = 135.8–301.4. With BW755C (COX-LOX inhibitor) the paw edema decreased significantly. No significant inhibitory activity was shown with indomethacin [66]
L Me Anti-inflammatory- Acetic acid-induced peritoneal inflammation (In vivo) At 200 and 400 mg/kg, %inhibition = 48 and 77, respectively
L Me Antioxidant-DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (g/mL): extract = 8.40 ± 0.06, Quercetin = 5.28 ± 0.08, Vitamin C = 6.62 ± 0.05
L Me Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) IC50 (g/mL): extract = 10.34 ± 0.02, Quercetin = 3.60 ± 0.03, Vitamin C = 4.86 ± 0.03
L Me Antioxidant- SO (In vitro) IC50 (g/mL): extract = 78.12 ± 2.51, Quercetin = 30.19 ± 1.32, Vitamin C = 52.18 ± 3.14
L Me Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50 (g/mL): extract = 24.60 ± 1.10, Quercetin = 14.32 ± 0.52, Vitamin C = 21.08 ± 0.34
L A Antimicrobial (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS = 20, SA = 18, PA = 18, CA = 22 [67]
L Bu Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS = 16, SA = 8, PA = 10, CA = 15
L C Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS = 22, SA = 21, PA = 20, CA = 26
L A Antimicrobial-Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Active against EC, AGT, STM, SA, AF, and TR. Zone of inhibition (mm) = 7.5 ± 0.4, 8 ± 0.5, 7 ± 0.1, 8.2 ± 0.3, 8.0 ± 0.7 and 7.9 ± 0.3, respectively. Me and EA extracts are inactive against TR [106]
Aegialitis rotundifolia Roxb. L Aq Anti-inflammatory- Cotton pellet-induced granuloma (In vitro) At 400 mg/kg, %inhibition = 29.1, while %inhibition of standard drug = 63.22% [73]
L Aq Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan induced hind paw edema (In vitro) At 400 mg/kg, %inhibition = 26.75%, while %inhibition of indomethacin = 40.13%
L Aq Analgesic- Acetic acid induced writhing test (In vitro) At 200 and 400 mg/kg, %inhibition = 47.86% and 57.1% respectively
L Aq Antipyretic (In vitro) At 400 mg/kg, a moderate antipyretic activity is reported by decreasing the temperature at 36.61 °C
L Aq Cytotoxicity using micro culture tetrazolium assay (MTT assay) (In vitro) Active; IC50 at 200 µg/mL = 97.77 [107]
L Me Thrombolytic activity (In vitro) At dosage 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 mg/mL, %of clot lysis = 9.57 ± 1.06%, 13.35 ± 1.67%, 19.35 ± 1.84%, 28.23 ± 1.97%, and 32.76 ± 1.22%, respectively [45]
L Me Membrane stabilizing activity―Hypotonic solution-induced hemolysis (In vitro) At dosage 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 mg/mL, %inhibition of hemolysis = 22.80 ± 0.49%, 30.80 ± 0.6%, 35.30 ± 0.74%, 40.80 ± 0.89%, and 45.80 ± 0.77%, respectively
L Me Antibacterial―Disc diffusion (In vitro) Active against 100 µL of ST and EC. Inactive against SA and PA
Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco St H Toxicity (In vivo) Non-toxic at 1 g/kg [74]
St EA LD50(mg/kg) = 850
St Me Toxic above 200 mg/kg
St EA Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhings in mice (In vivo) At 10 and 50 mg/kg, %inhibition = 29 ± 2.5% and 53 ± 3.0%, respectively, IC50 (mg/kg) at 50 mg/kg = 52 ± 4.2
St H At 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg, %inhibition = 12 ± 0.7%, 28 ± 2.5%, and 37 ± 3.5%, respectively
St Me At 1, 5, and 10 mg/kg, %inhibition = 33.4 ± 3.3%, 55.6 ± 6.2%, and 82.4 ± 7.3%, respectively. Me extract at 5 mg/kg is more potent with IC50 value of 4.2 ± 0.99
AP H Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan induced paw edema in rats (In vivo) At 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg, % inhibition = 15.8 ± 2.0%, 39.2 ± 3.9%, and 65.0 ± 4.0%, respectively [75]
AP EA At 1, 5, and 10 mg/kg, % inhibition = 28.4 ± 4.7%, 40.6 ± 2.1%, and 51.4 ± 2.7%, respectively
AP Me At 100 mg/kg, % inhibition = 10.8 ± 3.4%
L CE Antibacterial using REMA assay (In vitro) Active against BS (gram-positive) and EC (gram-negative) at 5 mg/mL [108]
L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant-FRAP (In vitro) AAE (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 5.31 ± 0.11, 8.18 ± 0.14, and 5.03 ± 0.73, respectively [105]
L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant-DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (mg/mL) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 129.95 ± 3.29, 96.74 ± 2.52, and 233.53 ± 56.25, respectively
L EA Antimicrobial-Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, AGT, STM, and SA = 6.9 ± 0.4, 8.25 ± 0.3, 6.5 ± 0.5, and 8.0 ± 0.4, respectively, Inactive against AF and TR [106]
Acrostichum aureum L. L Me Antibacterial-Disc diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC = 10 ± 0.12, SM = 7.6 ± 0.58 [76]
L Ac Zone of inhibition (mm) against PA, SA, EC and SM = 12.3 ± 0.23, 9.7 ± 0.48, 10.6 ± 0.14, and 7 ± 0.32, respectively
L PE No activity observed
L W No activity observed
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh L A Antimicrobial- Agar well diffusion (In vitro) Active against BC, EF, SA, SM, and AT [7]
L E Anti-inflammatory- Rat model of rheumatoid arthritis (In vivo) Inflammatory markers were observed to be reduced and joint lesions were improved [109,110]
L E Antiviral (In vitro) Active against HIV, SFV, EMVC, and HBV [98]
L E Antimutagenic- MTT assay (In vitro) Strong effect with inhibition rates of 68% and 71% with and without metabolic activation S9 [111]
L E Anticancer- MTT assay (In vitro) Significant cytotoxic effect on HL-60 cells and induced apoptosis in HL-60 cell line
NI Me Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) Strong activity [112]
L NI Antimicrobial (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, SA, BS, CA, and AN = 12, 6, 7, 9, and 10, respectively for 30 µl of extract [113]
L Ac Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against AGT, STM, SA, and TR are 6.8 ± 0.9, 7.5 ± 0.5, 9.1 ± 0.3, and 6.5 ± 0.35, respectively. Inactive against EC and TR [106]
L CE Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against SA, KP, PA, BS, EC, ENA, PS, SP, and CS = 18, 24, 26, 16, 27, 8, 12, 5, and 1, respectively [114]
L CE Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) %radical scavenging = 88.93%
Avicennia germinans (L.) L. L Me Antibacterial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) At 100 mg, zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, KS, PS, and SA = 16, 22, 12, and 18 [77]
Avicennia officinalis L L E Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (control) = 65.12 ± 54, IC50 (extract) at 0.1 mg/mL = 40.77 ± 3.43 [80]
L E Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50 (control) = 64.35 ± 1.34, IC50 (extract) = 38.23 ± 3.84
L E Antioxidant- NO (In vitro) At 0.1 mg/mL, IC50: control = 62.97 ± 8.64, extract = 39.87 ± 4.78
L E Antioxidant- ABTS
(In vitro)
At 0.1 mg/mL, IC50: control = 61.84 ± 1.33, extract = 38.78 ± 9.62
L EA Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, STM, and SA = 7.8 ± 0.7, 7 ± 0.1, and 7.7 ± 0.5, respectively, inactive against AF and TR [106]
R A, E, Me Antimicrobial- Agar well diffusion (In vitro) For the three extracts activity observed with EC, SA, ENA, KP, PA, BS, LD, and SP [112]
NI E Antiulcer- Indomethacine-induced gastric ulcer (In vitro) Gastric ulcers observed to decrease when glutathione is reduced in the gastric mucosa [115]
L Me Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan induced paw edema (In vivo) Inhibition of prostaglandin effect more potent in chronic model than in acute model [79]
L Me Diuretic- Lipschitz dirutic model (In vivo) At dosage 200 and 400 mg/kg, volume of urine = 3.06 ± 0.18 and 3.89 ± 0.13 mL, respectively [116]
L Me Neuropharmacological- Pentobarbital induced hypnosis test (In vivo) At dosage 250 and 500 mg/kg, total sleeping time = 6.74 ± 2.83 and 82.07 ± 3.57 min, respectively while with control (0.1% Tween 80), time = 32.06 ± 1.20 min
L Me Neuropharmacological- Open field test (In vivo) At dosage 250 mg/kg, number of movements before and after drug administration after 90 min = 110.50 ± 2.12 and 41.85 ± 3.35, respectively
At dosage 500 mg/kg, number of movements before and after drug administration after 90 min = 107.99 ± 2.70 and 30.06 ± 2.64, respectively
L Me Neuropharmacological- Hole cross test (In vivo) At dosage 250 mg/kg, number of holes crossed before and after drug administration after 90 min = 7.57 ± 0.18 and 5.30 ± 0.69, respectively
At dosage 500 mg/kg, number of movements before and after drug administration after 90 min = 6.61 ± 0.72 and 4.90 ± 0.67, respectively
L PE Anti-HIV- Reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibition assay (In vitro) %inhibition: control = 71.04 ± 1.94, extract = 74.79 ± 3.47 [117]
L E %inhibition: control (AZT) = 71.04 ± 1.94, extract = 82.00 ± 0.26
Fr E Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) Activity highest with ABTS compared to DPPH and FRAP [112]
L E Toxicity (In vivo) No significant change observed in the majority of the mice. Mortality rate was zero [115]
L E Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) At dosage 10 and 100 µg/mL, %inhibition = 16.34% and 63.64%, respectively [118]
L E Cytotoxic (In vitro) LC50 (µg/mL) = 131.2
L E Antibacterial- Disc diffusion (In vitro) Active against EC and ST, MIC (µg/mL) against EC = 62.5, ST = 125
Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume St Bu, C, E, H, Aq Antioxidant- Oxygen free radical generation (In vitro) %inhibition for all extracts ranged from 18–77 for superoxide anions (O2-), 29–43 for hydroxyl radical (OH) and 20–39 for microsomallipid peroxidation [119]
L, St Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) for L =1 75, St = 162.5 [120]
Brugueira gymnorhiza (L.) Lam L Me Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhing in mice (In vivo) At dosage 250 and 500 mg/kg, % writhing inhibition = 46% and 59%, respectively. Control (25 mg/kg) = 63% [81]
L Me Anti-diarrheal (In vivo) Latent period (h) for control (loperamide) and at dosage 500 mg = 1.71 ± 0.145 and 1.67 ± 0.163, respectively
L CE Anti-inflammatory- COX inhibition assay (In vitro) %inhibition at 10 and 100 µg/mL = 9.7 ± 7.2 and 65.1 ± 5.8, respectively [121]
L CE Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) %inhibition at 2 and 1 mg/mL = 68% and 59%, respectively
B C, E, Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50: C = 0.27 ± 0.017, E = 0.029 ± 0.004, Me = 0.038 ± 0.003 [83]
L Me Antimicrobial (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BC, SA, EC, and PA are 12.67, 14.34, 8.87, and 7.85, respectively
B Me Toxicity (In vivo) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BC, SA, EC, and PA are 15.86, 17.85, 9.25, and 8.38, respectively
R E Non-toxic, no significant change in behavior or neurological response up to 400 mg/kg body weight [82]
R E Antihyperglycemic- STZ induced diabetic rats (In vivo) Serum glucose levels of control and extract (400 mg/kg) at day 0 = 224.70 ± 15.52 and 237.0 ± 15.0 mg/mL, respectively
Serum glucose levels of control and extract (400 mg/kg) at day 7 = 214.5 ± 2.60 and 188.10 ± 3.14 mg/mL, respectively
Serum glucose levels of control and extract (400 mg/kg) at day 28 = 201 ± 16.32 and 89.04 ± 10.23 mg/mL, respectively. A significant decrease is observed in the blood glucose level compared to diabetic control rats
L Me Antimicrobial (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC= 22 [62]
B H Zone of inhibition (mm) against KP, ST, SA and SF are 23, 22, 19 and 22 respectively
L Me Antioxidant (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) for FRAP, DPPH, NO, SO, HO and ABTS radical scavenging = 17.93 ± 0.161, 0.355 ± 0.005, 0.305 ± 0.004, 0.356 ± 0.007, 0.311 ± 0.004 and 0.056 ± 0.0003 respectively [64]
L Me Hepatoprotective- GaIN induced hepatic toxicity in rats (In vivo) With sample GaIN + extract (125 mg/kg), ALT, AST, AKP, and total protein were exhibited to be 76.6 ± 2.75, 79.3 ± 2.49, 121 ± 3.19, and 4.46 ± 0.12. With sample GaIN + extract (250 mg/kg), ALT, AST, AKP, and total protein were exhibited to be 68.8 ± 2.27, 69.1 ± 1.66, 108.8 ± 3.43, and 5.01 ± 0.11
L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AAE (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 1.25 ± 0.03, 2.85 ± 0.09, and 1.55 ± 0.16, respectively [105,122]
L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 2052.20 ± 172.01, 254.69 ± 21.26, and 1532.71 ± 46.32, respectively
NI Me Cytotoxicity (In vivo) IC50 ˃2.5 mg/mL
Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff L EA Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) EC50 (µg/mL) = 105.00 [123]
L EA Antioxidant- Lipid peroxidation inhibition (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 42.60
L EA Antioxidant- Quinone reductase induction activity (In vitro) CD (µg/mL) ˃ 10, IC50 (µg/mL) ˃ 20
Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir. L EA Antibacterial- Agar diffusion (In vitro) Inhibition against SA and PS [124]
Ceriops decandra (Griff.) W. Theob. L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AAE (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 0.90 ± 0.66, 13.04 ± 0.75 and 9.81 ± 0.87 respectively [105]
L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 5666.86 ± 324.46, 65.55 ± 1.35, and 93.65 ± 3.52, respectively
B E Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan-induced paw edema test (In vivo) %inhibition of extract (400 mg/kg)= 67.72 while that of standard drug, indomethacin is 69.29% [125]
B E Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 12.90
L EA Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, AGT, STM, and SA are 8.3 ± 0.5, 9.0 ± 0.8, 7.8 ± 0.2, and 8.5 ± 0.45, respectively, Inactive against AF and TR [106]
Ceriops roxburghiana Arn. L NI Anti-HIV- MTT assay (In vitro) CC50 (µg/mL) = 216.54 ± 14.21, EC50 (µg/mL) = 13.38 ± 3.15, SI = 16.18 [87]
Excoecariaa gallocha L. L Me Antioxidant (In vitro) IC50(µg/µl): DPPH = 67.50, NO inhibition = 4.8, lipid peroxidation inhibition = 100, metal chelating effect(µg) = 2.47 [50]
La, L, S E Anti-inflammatory- Carrageenan-induced paw edema test (In vivo) %inhibition at 500mg/kg for all 3 extracts are 63.15%, 62.15%, and 69.29%, respectively
S NI Anti-inflammatory- Pellet-induced granuloma test (In vivo) At dosage 500 mg/kg, activity was highest with a %reduction of 57.03%.
B E Analgesic- Acetic acid-induced writhing test in mice (In vivo) At dosage 500 mg/kg, activity was highest with a %reduction of 53.87%
St E Anticancer- MTS assay (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 4 and 7, strong activity against pancreatic cancer cell lines Capan-1 and Miapaca-2
L Me Antifilarial (In vitro) Significant activity against metazoan filarial parasite Setariadigitata. After 24h treatment with extracts at a concentration of 10, 50, and 100 µg/mL, developmental stages of parasite were found dead with 30%, 75%, 100%, respectively
L EA Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, AGT, STM, and SA = 10.3 ± 2.7, 6.2 ± 0.8, 8.3 ± 1.2, and 8.5 ± 0.7, respectively. Inactive against AF and TR [106]
Heritiera fomes Buch.-Ham B Me Antihyperglycemic- Oral glucose tolerance test in glucose-induced Swiss albino mice (In vivo) After 60 min of glucose loading, serum glucose level with standard drug (glibenclamide- 10 mg/kg) and extract (250 mg/kg) were 43.5 and 49.2, respectively. After 120min of glucose loading, serum glucose level with standard drug, extracts at 250 and 500 mg/kg were 30.1, 35.6, and 44.7 respectively [91]
B Me Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhing in mice (In vivo) At dosage 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg, %inhibition = 8.5, 26.4, and 43.4, respectively
L E Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 26.30 [89]
L E Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhing test (In vivo) At dosage 250 and 500 mg/kg, % writhing inhibition = 34.83 and 59.20, respectively
L E Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition(mm) against EC, ST, SP, SD, and SA = 3.92, 7.63, 5.21, 7.54, and 6.41 respectively
B NI Antidiabetic (In vitro) After 60 min of glucose loading at dosage 250 mg/kg, serum glucose level was 49.2. After 120 min, serum glucose level of extracts (250 and 500 mg/kg) and standard drug (glibenclamide) were reduced by 35.6, 44.7, and 30.1, respectively [51]
L NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL)= 26.30
B NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 22, EC50(µg/mL) = 19.4
B NI Antinociceptive- Acetic acid-induced writhing in mice (In vivo) At dosage 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg, %writhing inhibitions = 8.5%, 26.4%, and 43.3%, respectively
L NI At dosage 250 and 500 mg/kg, %writhing inhibitions = 34.83% and 59.20%, respectively
L C Toxicity (In vitro) LC50(mg/mL) = 234.77 ± 0.144 [69]
B Me LC50(mg/mL) = 47.081 ± 0.056
L NI Antioxidant-DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 13 [109]
Heritiera littoralis Aiton L, R NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL): L = 0.028, R = 0.023 [126]
L, R NI Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL): L = 0.600, R = 0.536
L, R NI Antioxidant- SO (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL): L = 0.606, R = 0.802
Kandelia candel (L.) Druce Hy EA, PE, Aq Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL): EA = 124.19 ± 3.02, PE = 153.48 ± 3.22, W = 132.04 ± 2.16 [93]
Hy EA, PE, Aq Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AAE(mmol/g): EA = 4.39 ± 3.17, PE = 2.99 ± 0.27, W = 3.69 ± 0.04
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. L Aq Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 38.89 [127]
L Aq Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 44.38
L Aq Cytotoxicity against Hep G2 cancer cell line using MTT assay (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 26.05; exhibited potent cytotoxicity activity on Hep G2 cell lines at different concentrations
L Aq Anticoagulant- APTT and PT assays (In vitro) Clotting time ratio at concentration 100, 500, and 1000 µg/mL for APTT assay are 1.2, 1.4, and 1.6, respectively. Clotting time ratio at concentration 100, 500, and 1000 µg/mL for PT assay are 1.25, 1.31, and 1.34, respectively. Prolongation of APTT is slightly higher than that of the PT assay
Nypa fruticans Wurmb NI EA Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 2.770 ± 0.012 [96]
NI Aq Antidiabetic- Intraperitoneal glusoce tolerance test (In vivo) Blood glucose lowering effect = 56.6%, serum insulin level = 79.8%
L Me Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion assay (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, AGT, STM, and SA = 6.5 ± 0.4, 7.3 ± 0.5, 6.25 ± 0.3, and 6.8 ± 0.3, respectively. Inactive against AF and TR [106]
Pelliciera rhizophorae Planch. & Triana L NI Antiparasitic (In vitro) At 10 µg/mL, IC50 (µM) for LD, PF, and TC = 12.6 ± 0.2, 9.7 ± 0.3, and 13.0 ± 0.4, respectively. Inactive against VC [44]
L NI Antidiabetic- α-glucosidase inhibition (In vitro) More potent against - α-glucosidase than acarbose (positive control) with IC50(µM) = 217.7
Rhizophora conjugata L. NI CE Antimicrobial- Agar well diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against AS, AF, CA, STM, STS, SA, and LA = 7, 8, 11, 15, 19, 11, and 22, respectively. Activity against LA was highest [128]
Rhizophora mangle L. B Aq Anti ulcer- Indomethacine-induced gastric ulcer (In vivo) At dosage 50, 125, 250, 500, and 750 mg/kg, the lesion indices = 5.2 ± 0.84, 4.5 ± 0.58, 3.25 ± 1.71, 1.6 ± 1.95, and 4.6 ± 0.55, respectively. Lesion index (control-distilled water) = 4.8 ± 0.45. [129]
B Aq Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) Significant decrease at 250 and 500 mg/kg compared to the control in gastric volume [130]
L NI Antioxidant- SO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) of extract and polyphenolic fraction = 6.7 and 7.6, respectively
IC50(µg/mL) of extract and polyphenolic fraction = 31.9 and 21.6, respectively. Activity increased as tannins concentration increased
L NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 89.83 ± 4.91 [131]
Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AAE (mmol/g) = 12.98 ± 1.20
Rhizophora apiculata Blume R NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 17 [109]
St Bu, E, EE, Aq Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL): Bu = 9.68 ± 1.86, E = 19.31 ± 1.56, EE = 13.56 ± 1.79, W = 23.72 ± 1.94, control (BHT) = 52.20 ± 1.57 [132]
St Bu, E, EE, Aq Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL): Bu = 1.26 ± 0.05, E = 3.01 ± 0.75, EE = 1.71 ± 0.39, W = 4.32 ± 0.96, control (BHT) = 9.63 ± 0.15
St Bu, E, EE, Aq Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL): Bu = 9.07 ± 0.99, E = 17.93 ± 1.51, EE = 13.57 ± 1.59, W = 33.59 ± 1.66, control (BHT) = 45.58 ± 2.14
B CE Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion (In vitro) Activity tested with MT. Complete inhibition with PM, AC, SE, YE, SA, PA, and BC. Partial inhibition with EC, BS, CA, and CN. No fungal activity reported [133]
B Me Activity tested with CT. Complete inhibition with SS, SA, PA, and SC. Partial inhibition with PM, SM, SP, BL, SE, BC, ETA, CA, and CN. No fungal activity reported
Activity tested with HT. Complete inhibition with PM, AC, SS, AA, BL, SE, ST, SA, and CA. Partial inhibition with PA, BC, ETA, RR, and CN. No fungal activity reported
MIC (mg/mL): 1.56 against AC, 3.12 against BC, 6.25 against PA, 6.25 against SA, 3.13 against SS
NI NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) Most potent radical scavengers: catechol, methoxycatechol, syringol. Their respective EC50 (mg/mL): 0.1239 ± 0.0004, 0.2001 ± 0.0005, 0.2218 ± 0.0009. EC50 (mg/mL) Ascorbic acid (control) = 0.2562 ± 0.0023 [134]
Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AEAC (mgAA/g): syringol = 635 ± 35, catechol = 2283 ± 168, methoxycatehol =1560 ± 155
Antioxidant- Phosphomolybdenum (In vitro) AEAC (mgAA/g): syringol = 1556 ± 86, catechol = 1861 ± 95, methoxycatehol = 2396 ± 194
Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) TEAC (mgTR/g): syringol = 956 ± 40, catechol = 1022 ± 53, methoxycatechol = 1039 ± 51
L NI Anti-HIV- MTT assay (In vitro) CC50 (µg/mL) = 998.21 ± 81.57, EC50 (µg/mL) = 108.55 ± 16.24, SI = 9.19 [87]
B NI Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) Reducing power increased as concentration of mangrove tannins increased from 20 to 60 µg/mL [135,136]
Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) Scavenging activity increased as concentration of tannins increased. Maximum scavenging activity (>90%) exhibited at 30 µg/mL
NI NI Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BC = 14, SS = 9. For bacteria, AC, KP, BS, SA, BL, SE, BC, SM, PA, MIC (mg/mL) ranged from 3.13 to 386.25
Rhizophora mucronata Lam. L, Sb, R Me Antioxidant- FRAP (In vitro) AAE (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts =2.89 ± 0.23, 3.62 ± 0.16, and 1.40 ± 0.00, respectively [105]
Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (mg/g) for the 3 methanolic extracts of each plant parts = 365.37 ± 23.95, 193.82 ± 11.14, and 1377.45 ± 50.62, respectively
L C Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 1.38 ± 0.03 [137]
Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 1.25 ± 0.01
Anti-inflammatory- COX-1 inhibition (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 1.42 ± 0.01
Anti-inflammatory- COX-2 inhibition (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 1.38 ± 0.00
Anti-inflammatory- 5-LOX inhibition (In vitro) IC50(mg/mL) = 1.16 ± 0.02, least active with COX-1
L EA Antibacterial- Agar well diffusion (In vitro) With 50µl of extract, zone of inhibition(mm) against EC, SA, KP, PV, PA, PSF, ST, and BS = 15, 18, 9, 11, 13, 9, 13, and 6, respectively [138]
MIC for EC, SA, KP, PV, PA, PSF, ST, and BS = 8, 9, 8, 15, 8, 13, 11, and 13, respectively
R H Antimicrobial- Disc diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS, SA, PA, PV, CA, AFM, and AN = 20, 16, 19, 17, 16, 17, and 18, respectively [99]
R Me Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS, SA, PA, PV, CA, AFM, and AN = 16, 14, 16, 16, 14, 12, and 14, respectively
L Me Antidiabetic- STZ induced diabetic rats (In vivo) Week 3: FBG(mg/100 mL blood) level at 50 and 100 mg/kg = 90.8 ± 6.03 and 99.3 ± 4.15, respectively
Week 10: FBG (mg/100 mL blood) level at 50 and 100 mg/kg = 151 ± 3.26 and 136 ± 5.11, respectively
[64]
L Me Antioxidant – DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mg) = 5.25 ± 0.039
L Me Antibacterial-Disc diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against BS, SA, STF, STP, EC, and PA = 9.97 ± 0.17, 19.56 ± 0.19, 15.74 ± 0.06, 11.31 ± 0.25, 5.63 ± 0.06, and 16.57 ± 0.22, respectively [139]
Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) %radical scavenging at 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 µg/mL = 15.1 ± 0.2, 19.82 ± 0.61, 25.98 ± 0.46, 36.98 ± 0.04, and 42.98 ± 0.28, respectively
Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) %radical scavenging at 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 µg/mL = 19.08 ± 0.14, 22.62 ± 0.35, 25.43 ± 0.18, 28.36 ± 0.22, and 32.77 ± 0.44, respectively
L C Analgesic (In vivo) Basal reaction time (s) after 15 min of administration = 7.40 ± 0.30, after 30 min = 11.34 ± 0.05, after 45 min = 13.13 ± 0.03, after 90 min = 9.01 ± 0.28 [140]
B, F, Fr, L, R Me Antibacterial- Disc diffusion (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against SA for the respective plant parts extracts = 8.8, 7.5, 7.1, 6.1, and 7.6 [60]
Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC for the respective plant parts extracts = 6.4, NR, 8.6, 6.2, and 7.1. Highest activity with bark extract for both bacteria
L NI Anti HIV- MTT assay (In vitro)Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) CC50 (µg/mL) = 798.39 ± 72.02, EC50 (µg/mL) = 492.29 ± 48.99, SI = 1.62 [87]
L Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 47.39 ± 0.43 [100]
Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 401.45 ± 18.52
Antioxidant- NO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mL) = 80.23 ± 0.70
Antioxidant- Hydrogen peroxide (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL) = 316.47 ± 3.56
Anti-cholinesterase (In vitro) %inhibition against AChE = 92.73 ± 0.54, BuChE = 98.98 ± 0.17, IC50(µg/mL): AChE = 59.31 ± 0.35, BuChE = 51.72 ± 0.35
L Me Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50(µg/mg) = 5.25 ± 0.039 [64]
Antioxidant- NO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mg) = 3.44 ± 0.038
Antioxidant- SO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mg) = 6.04 ± 0.012
Antioxidant- HO (In vitro) IC50(µg/mg) = 5.01 ± 0.072
Antioxidant- ABTS (In vitro) IC50(µg/mg) = 1.42 ± 0.009
St E Antimicrobial (In vitro) Zone of inhibition (mm) against EC, SA, ST, STP, and PA = 16, 15, 20, 12, and 15, respectively. No inhibition against KP, PV, and CA [141]
MIC (mg/mL): EC = 17, SA = 16, ST = 19, CA = 15 at 10 mg/mL of extract
L H, EA, Me Anti-cholinesterase (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL): H = NR, EA = NR, Me = 222.48, Physostigmine (control) = 0.06 [142]
Fr IC50 (µg/mL): H = 3.68x10-6, EA = 322.27, Me = 1.01, Physostigmine (control) = 0.06
AP EA Antimicrobial- Agar disc diffusion (In vitro) Overall activity (%) against SA, SM, KP, SF, ML, VM = 66.6 [143]
AP Me Overall activity (%) against SA, SM, KP, SF, ML, VM = 100.0
AP C Overall activity (%) against SA, SM, KP, SF, ML, VM = 14.28
Fr NI Antidiabetic- Alloxan- induced diabetic rats (In vivo) Dosage 500, 1000, 1500, 2000 mg/day/head for 18 days were administered into diabetic rats
Positive control (glibenclamide: 0.09 mg/day/200 g body weight)
Blood glucose level of both groups (control and experimental rat group) decreased
[144]
L NI Antidiabetic- Alloxan- induced diabetic rats (In vivo) Dosage 60 mg/kg was administered to rats for 30 days. A decrease in blood glucose level was observed [145]
L E Hypoglycemic effect- Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (In vivo) Dosage 100 and 200 mg/kg were administered for 6h.
Positive control (glibenclamide) = 0.5 mg/kg. Higher percentage decrease observed with control (27.2%) compared to 100 mg/kg extract (19.7%), 200 mg/kg extract (21.0%)
[146]
Rhizophora racemosa G. Mey L Me Lethal dose evaluation- Karber’s method (In vitro) LD50= 1583.33 mg/kg, the lethal dose is safe to use as a traditional medicine [102]
Rhizophora stylosa Griff. L H, EA, Me Anti-cholinesterase (In vitro) IC50 (µg/mL): H = 715.52, EA = NR, Me = 268.39, Physostigmine (control) = 0.06 [142]
Fr H, EA, Me IC50 (µg/mL): H = NR, EA = 2.92, Me = 9.56, Physostigmine (control) = 0.06
Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig NI NI Antioxidant- DPPH (In vitro) IC50 (µM) = 3.3 ± 0.3 [147]
Antioxidant- 15LOX (In vitro) IC50 (µM) = 9 ± 1
Anticancer (In vitro) IC50 (µM) of 16.93 against CaCo-2 colon cancer cell line
B Me Antidiarrheal (In vivo) Significant activity at doses 250 and 500 mg/kg against castor oil and magnesium sulfate induced murine models
B, L, Fr E Antidiarrheal- Castor oil induced diarrheal model (In vivo) Active
Sb E Antimicrobial- Agar disc diffusion (In vitro) Active against EC, ETA, PA, ST, SA VC, and KP [104]

Ac = Acetone, A = Alcohol, AA = Acinetobacter anitratus, AAE = Ascorbic acid equivalent, ABTS = 2, 2-azino-bis-3-ethyl benzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radical scavenging, AC = Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, AChE = Acetylcholinesterase, AEAC = Ascorbic acid equivalents per gram sample, AGT = Agrobacterium tumefaciens, AF = Aspergillus flavus, AFM = Aspergillus fumigatus, AN = Aspergillus niger, AKP = Alkaline phosphatase, ALT = Alanine transaminase, AT = Aspergillus tumefacians, AP = Aerial part, APTT = Activated partial thromboplastin, AS = Acremonium strictum, AST = Aspartateaminotransferase, Aq = Aqueous extract, B = Bark, BL = Bacillus licheniformis, BS = Bacillus subtilis, BC = Bacillus cereus, BHT = Butylated hydroxyl toluene, Bu = Butanol, BuChE = Butyrylcholinesterase, CA = Candida albicans, C = Chloroform, CC = Cytotoxic concentration, CD = Double specific activity, CE = Crude extract, CN = Cryptococcus neoformans, COX = Cyclooxigenase, CT = Condensed tannin, CS = Citrobacter sp, DPPH = 1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl, E = Ethanol, EA = Ethyl acetateextract, EE =Ethyl ester, ETA = Enterobacter aerogenes, EC = Escherichia coli,EF = Enterococcus faecalis, ENA = Enterobacter aerogenes, EC50 = Effective concentration 50, ED50 = Effective dose 50,EMVC = Encephalmyocarditis virus, ETA = Enterobacter aerogenes, FBG = Fast blood glucose, Fr = Fruit, FRAP = Ferric reducing antioxidant power, GaIN = D-galactosamine, H = Hexane extract, HBV = Hepatitis B virus, HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus, HL-60 = Human leukaemic 60, HO = Hydroxyl, HT = Hydrolysable tannin, Hy = Hypocotyl, IC50 = Inhibitory concentration 50, KP = Klebsiella pneumonia, KS = Klebsiella sp, L = Leaf, LA = Lactobacillus acidophilus, LD = Lactobacillus delbrueckii, LDV = Leishmania donovani, LOX = lipoxygenase, MDA = Malondialdehyde, Me = Methanol, MIC = Minimun inhibitory concentration, ML = Micrococcus luteus, MTT = 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, MT = Mixed tannin, MTS = Cell proliferation assay, NI = Not indicated, NO = Nitric oxide, NR = No result, PA = Pseudomonas aeruginosa, PE = Petroleum ether extract, PF = Plasmodium falciparum, PM = Proteus mirabilis, PT = Prothrombin time, PSF = Pseudomanas fluorescens, PV = Proteus vulgaris, PS = Proteus sp, REMA = Resazurin microtitreassay, R = Root, RPA = Raw pyroligeneous acid, RR = Rhodotorula rubra, S = Seed, SA = Staphylococcus aureus, Sb = Stem bark, SE = Staphylococcus epidermidis, SF = Shigella flexneri, SFV = Semliki forest virus, SI = Selective index (CC50/EC50), SC = Staphylococcus cerevisiae, SD = Shigella dysenteriae, SM = Serratia marcesens, SP = Salmonella paratyphi, SS = Staphylococcus saprophyticus, ST = Salmonella typhi, STF = Streptococcus faecalis, STM = Streptococcus mutans, STP = Streptococcus pyogenes, STZ = Streptozotocin, STS = Streptococcus salivarius, St = Stem, SO = Superoxide, TC = Trypanosoma cruzi, TEAC = mg of Trolox equivalents per gram sample, TR = Tricophyton rubrum, VC = Vibrio cholera, VC = Vibrio mimicus, YE = Yersinia enterocolitica.