Table 5.

Medicinal Plants of Egypt reported constituents, use.

Scientific Name	Phytochemical Constituent	Pharmacological Use	Reference
Cassia acutifolia	Anthraquinone, phenolic glycoside	Laxative	[149,150]
Centaurea alexanderina	Sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids	Hypoglycemia, cytotoxicity	[130]
Cyperus laevigatus	Quinones, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes, Steroids, essential oils	Anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, gastroprotective, antimalarial, antidiabetic activities	[131]
Fraxinus ornus	Alkaloid, coumarins, flavonoid, phenylethanoids, secoiridoid, tannin	Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory	[129]
Moringa peregrina	Flavonoid	Antioxidant	[151]
Nepeta cataria	Essential oil, urosolic acid, β-sisoterol, campesterol, α-amyrin, β-amyrin, neptalactones, alkaloids, carenolides, tannins, saponins, coumarins	Antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic	[135,152]
Phoneix dactylifera	Phenolic acid, sterol, carotenoid, flavonoid, procyanidins, anthocyanins	Immune system, nephroprotective, hepatoprotective, gastrointestinal protective, antioxidant, antihyperlipidemic activity, anticancer	[145]
Securigera securidaca	Alkaloid, cardiac glycosides, coumarins flavonoid, saponins, tannins	Antihyperlipidemic, chronotropic, diabetes, diuretic, gastroprotective	[153]
Trigonella stellate	Flavonoids; isoflavonoid, phenolic compounds	Antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant	[137]
Urtica pilulifera	Lectins, b-sitosterol, phenolic acids triterpene	Antitumor, astringent, asthma, antidandruff, diuretic, diabetes, deputative, galactogogue	[154]
Zizyphus spina-christi	Triterpenoid saponin glycosides, polyphenol, tannin, flavonoid, cyclopeptides, cardiac glycoside, essential oil, alkaloid	Antinociceptive, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, antidiabetic	[139,140]