Table 3.

Selected bioactive compounds and their bioactivities.

Compounds	Plant Materials	Bioactivities	References
Geranylgeraniol	Annatto seed (Bixa Orellana)	anti-inflammatory activity, regulation of testosterone production, action against Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, and anti-cancer activity	[65]
Curcumin	Turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa L.)	antioxidant, antimalaria, antimicrobial, anti-viral properties, fungicidal activity, anti-Alzheimer anti-mutagenic, and anti-carcinogenic qualities	[66]
Thymol	Thyme (Thymus praecox Polytrichus)	antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activities, local anesthetic	[67]
Eugenol	Purple basil (Ocimum basilicum)	antioxidant, antibacterial and antimicrobial activities	[68]
Carvacrol	Satureja montana L.	antioxidant, antiproliferative, and anti-cancer	[69]
Linalool	Coriandrum sativum L. and Ocimum basilicum L.	antimicrobial, anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities	[69]
Camphor	Sage (Sage officinalis)	anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic	[70]
Xanthohumol	Hops (Humulus lupulus)	antibacterial activity anti-cancer	[71]
Artemisinin	Artemisia annua L.	antimalaria, antiulcerogenic, antifibrotic and antitumoral activity	[72]