Table 2.

Prosopis plants traditionally used in the treatment of various diseases in diverse regions of the world.

Scientific Name	Location	Local Name	Parts Used	Administration	Disease(s) Treated/Bioactive Effects	References
P. africana	Sélingué subdistrict, Mali	Guele	Bark trunk	Oral, Bath	Malaria	[19]
	Guinea-Bissau	Tentera, Buiengué, Bussagan, Coquengue karbon, Késeg-késeg, Paucarvão, Pócarvão, Pó-de-carbom, Po-di-carvom, Tchelem, Tchalem-ai, tchela, Tchelangadje, Tchelem, Bal-tencali, Culengô, Culim-ô, Djandjam-ô, Quéssem-quéssem, Djeiha, Ogea	Leaves, bark, roots	Unspecified	Pains, pregnancy (childbirth, breastfeeding, diseases of the newborn), skin inflammations (wounds, burns)	[20]
	Nsukka Local Government Area, South-eastern Nigeria	Ugba	Leaf	Oral	Malaria	[21]
	North-West Nigeria	Kirya, Ko-hi	Roots	Oral	Analgesic, anti-inflammatory	[22]
P. alba	Wichí people of Salta province, Argentina	Jwaayukw, Algarrobo blanco	Resin	Oral	Conjunctivitis, post-abortion pain	[23]
P. cineraria	Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan	Drucey	Leaves, stem	Oral	Spasm, diabetes, liver infection, diarrhea, removal of bladder and pancreas stone, fever, flu	[5]
				Topical	Rheumatism
	Thar Desert (Sindh), Pakistan	Gujjo	Fruit	Oral	Tonic for body, leucorrhea	[13]
	South of Kerman, Iran	Kahour	Fruit	Topical	Asthma, skin rash	[14]
	Pakistan	Unspecified	Flower	Oral	Rheumatism	[15]
	Hafizabad district, Punjab, Pakistan	Jhand	Leaf, bark, stem, flower, fruit	Oral, topical, eye drop	Liver tonic, boils and blisters, scorpion bite, pancreatic stone, leucorrhoea, chronic dysentery, cataract	[3]
	Pakistan	Unspecified	Fruit, pods	Unspecified	Asthma	[4]
	Pakistan	Jandi, Kanda, Kandee, Jhand	Leaves, Bark, Flowers, Pods and wood	Oral	Menstrual disorders, contraceptive, prevention of abortion	[16]
P. farcta	Jahrom, Iran	Kourak	Fruit	Oral	Constipation, febrifuge	[24]
P. glandulosa Torr	Bustamante, Nuevo León, Mexico	Mezquite	Inflorescences	Oral	Stomach pain	[25]
P. juliflora	Thar Desert (Sindh), Pakistan	Devi	Leaves, Gum	Oral	Painkiller, boils opening, eye inflammation, body tonic, muscular pain	[13]
	Hafizabad district, Punjab, Pakistan	Mosquit pod	Whole plant, Flower, Stem, Leaves, Bark	Oral, topical, and as toothbrush	Galactagogue, kidney stones, toothache, breast cancer, asthma, boils	[3]
	Pakistan	Unspecified	Xerophytic shrub	Unspecified	Asthma, cough	[4]
	Mohmand Agency, FATA, Pakistan	Kikrye	Leaves	Oral	Lactation, expectorant	[17]
	Western Madhya Pradesh, India	Reuja	Stem bark	Oral	Asthma	[18]
P. nigra	Wichí people of Salta province, Argentina	Wosochukw, Algarrobo negro	Resin	Oral	Ocular trauma, conjunctivitis	[23]
P. ruscifolia	Wichí people of Salta province, Argentina	Atek, Vinal	Leaves	Oral	Conjunctivitis, stomachache, pimples/rash, scabies, callouses, fever, birth/postpartum pains, diarrhoea, pediculosis, otitis	[23]
P. spicigera	Pakistan	Unspecified	Bark, leaves, flowers	Unspecified	Asthma	[4]