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. 2020 Sep 9;6(9):e04897. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04897

Table 3.

List of medicinal plants with antioxidant properties.

S/N Name of plant Local/common Names Antioxidant component Reference
1 Zingiber officinale, Ata-ile in Yoruba Gingerols, shogaols, paradols Teschke and Xuan (2018); Stoner (2013)
2 Cucurma longa Gangamau (Hausa) or Atale pupa (Yoruba) or Boboch (Igbo) Curcumin, eugenol Shreejayan and Rao (1994)
3 Allium sativum Aayu in Yoruba Ayo-ishi in Igbo and Tafarunua in Hausa Allicin Nencini et al. (2011)
4 Cannabis sativa L Igbo in Yoruba 9-tetrahydrocannabinol Khajuria et al. (2020)
5 Ageratum conyzoides Imi esu in Yoruba Squalene, hexadecanoic acid Kelly (1999); Cowan (1999)
6 Ficus exasperata Epin in Yoruba alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and saponins Ijeh and Ukwemi (2007); Woode et al. (2009)
7 Telifarria occidentalis Ugwu in Igbo anthocyanin, ascorbic acid, β-carotene, flavonoids, folic acid, polyphenol and alkaloid Scalbert et al. (2005)
8 Vernonia amygdalina ewuro Vernodalin,
Vernomygdin,
Epivernodalol, Vernodalol
Kupchan et al. (1969);
Owoeye (2010);
Erasto et al. (2006)
9 Garcinia kola Orogbo in Yoruba, Adu/aku-inu and Namiji goro in Hausa apigenin-5,7,4‘-trimethyl ether, apigenin-4‘-methylether, fisetin, amento-flavone, kolaflavanone and GB1 Iwu (1982)
10 Ocimum basillicum Efirin in Yoruba Nchanwu in Igbo and Dadoya in Hausa Eugenol, methyl eugenol and methyl chavicol Bunrathep et al. (2007)
11 Psidium guajava gurofa Saponin, oleanolic acid, lyxopyranoside, arabopyranoside, guaijavarin, quercetin and flavonoids Das (2011), Arima and Danno (2002)
12 xylopia aethiopica Eeru/Erunje in Yoruba, Uda in Igbo and Kimba in Hausa β-pinene (16,016%), α-pinene (10,39%) and β - eudesmol (12,66%), α – eudesmol (3.7 %), α- cubebene (4.05%), aryophyllene oxid (3.21%) Karioti and Hadjipavlou-Litina (2004)
13 Parkia bigglobossa Iru in Yoruba, ogiri in Igbo and dadawa in Hausa Ascorbic acid, rutin, butylated hydro-anisole (BHA) and alpha-tocoherol Adaramola et al. (2012)
14 Spondia mombi Iyeye in Yoruba, Geraniin and galloyl geraniin Corthout et al. (1991)
15 Musa paradisiaca) Ogede Agbagbain Yoruba, Abrika in Igbo and ayaba in Hausa Ferulic acid Kumar and Pruthi (2014)
16 Azadirachta indica Dongoyaro in Yoruba, Atu yabasi/ogwu akom in Igbo and Maina in Hausa (2,3-(S)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-(α/β)-D-glucopyranose,
Avicularin and Castalagin)
Abdelhady et al. (2015)