Table 1:
Plant | Phytochemical composition | Manganese protective effects | Experimental model |
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Echium amoenum Fisch. & CA Mey Popular name: Red feathers Family: Boraginaceae |
Rosmarinic acid, anthocyanin and delphinidin [127,128] | Anti-apoptotic Antioxidant Increased catecholamine levels Behavioral improvements [131] | Rat |
Euterpe oleracea Mart. Popular name: Açaí Family: Arecaceae |
Carotenoids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and other polyphenols [138] [139]. | Antioxidant [138] | Primary cultured astrocytes |
Euphorbia supine Raf. Popular name: Prostrate spurge Family: Euphorbiaceae |
Quercetin, gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, nodakenin, quercetin 3-O-hexoside, quercetin 3-O-pentoside, kaempferol 3-O-hexoside, kaempferol 3-O-pentoside, and kaempferol [144] | Reduced the oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Reestablished apoptotic markers [141] | Neuroblastoma SKNMC cells and Sprague-Dawley male rat brain |
Melissa officinalis L. Popular name: Common balm Family: Lamiaceae |
Rosmarinic acid and flavonoids [147] | Neuroprotection Antioxidant Reestablished superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity [148] | Mice |
Gnetum africanum Welw. Popular name: African jointfir Family: Gnetaceae |
Alkaloids [149] | Reestablished acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity Reduced nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels [149] | Drosophila melanogaster |
Basella alba L. Popular name: Malabar spinach Family: Basellaceae |
Phenol compounds, carotenoids, ascorbic acid, saponins, coumarins, limonoids [153] | Improved the reproductive dysfunction induced by Mn-containing compound MANEB [153] | Rat |