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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Rev Neurother. 2020 Sep 2;20(11):1109–1121. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1807330

Table 1:

Natural extracts used against Mn toxicity.

Plant Phytochemical composition Manganese protective effects Experimental model
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