TABLE 1.
List of plants reported for the presence of ellagic acid and their medicinal properties
| Family name | Plant name | Plant part used | Model used | Medicinal properties | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apocynaceae | Decalepis hamiltonii | Roots | In vivo | Anticancer | (52) |
| Macrosiphonia longiflora | Xylopodium | Clinical | Anti-inflammatory | (53) | |
| Juglandaceae | Carya illinoinensis | Kernels and shells | In vivo | Toxicological effect and antioxidant | (54) |
| Juglans regia | Kernels | — | Not determined | (55) | |
| Malvaceae | Thespesia lampas | Roots | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant and hepatoprotective | (56) |
| In vitro and in vivo | |||||
| Sterculia striata | Nut | In vitro | Antioxidant | (57) | |
| Sapindaceae | Dimocarpus longan | Seeds | In vitro | Antioxidant and antimicrobial | (58) |
| Nephelium lappaceum | Husk | In vitro | Antioxidant | (59) | |
| Rosaceae | Geum rivale | Aerial | — | Not determined | (60) |
| Rubus parvifolius | Whole plant | In vivo | Hepatoprotective and antioxidant | (61) | |
| Sanguisorba officinalis | In vitro | Antiadipogenic | (62) | ||
| Phyllanthaceae | Emblica officinalis | Fruits | In vitro, in vivo, and clinical | Antioxidant, antihepatotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic | (63) |
| Phyllanthus acuminatus | Leaves | In vitro | Antioxidant and cytotoxic | (64) | |
| Myrtaceae | Myrciaria dubia | Fruit | In vitro | Antioxidant | (65) |
| Psidium friedrichsthalianum | Antioxidant and metabolomic | (66) | |||
| Syzygium calophyllifolium | Antioxidant and antibacterial | (67) | |||
| Syzygium cumini | Antidiabetic and antioxidant | (68) | |||
| Myrciaria floribunda | Antioxidant | (69) | |||
| Eugenia uniflora | Leaves | In vitro and in vivo | Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial | (70) | |
| Myrtus communis | — | Not determined | (71) | ||
| Campomanesia adamantium | Leaves and root | In vitro | Apoptotic death of leukemic cells | (72) | |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Bark, stem, leaves, and fruit | In vitro | Antioxidant, bioherbicide | (73) | |
| Acca sellowiana | Fruits, pulp, and peel | In vitro | Antimicrobial | (74) | |
| Euphorbiaceae | Chrozophora senegalensis | Leaves and stem | In vitro and in vivo | Cytotoxicity and antimalarial | (75) |
| Acalypha hispida | In vitro and in vivo | Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant | (76) | ||
| Gymnanthes lucida | Leaves | In vitro | Antimicrobial and cytotoxic | (77) | |
| Euphorbia pekinensis | Root | In vitro and in vivo | Antidiabetic | (78) | |
| Euphorbia supina | Herb | In vitro | Antioxidant | (79) | |
| Sebastiania chamaelea | Whole plant | In vitro and in vivo | Cytotoxicity and antimalarial | (75) | |
| Lythraceae | Trapa taiwanensis | Fruit | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant and hepatoprotective | (80) |
| Woodfordia fruticosa | Flower | In vivo | Antiulcer | (81) | |
| Lafoensia pacari | Leaves | In vitro and in vivo | Cytotoxicity and wound-healing | (82) | |
| Lagerstroemia speciosa | Leaves and stem | In vitro | Antiviral | (83) | |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia chebula | Fruit | In vitro | Antioxidant, antibacterial, and neuroprotective | (84) |
| Terminalia bellirica | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and antidiabetic | (85) | ||
| Cistaceae | Cistus laurifolius | Leaves | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant, prostaglandin inhibitory, and antimicrobial | (86) |
| Lecythidaceae | Barringtonia racemosa | Leaves and stems | In vitro | Antioxidant | (87) |
| Bixaceae | Cochlospermum angolensis | Bark | In vitro | Antioxidant and antidepressant | (88) |
| Fabaceae | Delonix elata | Stem and bark | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant and hepatoprotective | (89) |
| Moraceae | Ficus glomerata | Fruit and leaf | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant and gastroprotective | (90) |
| Gentianaceae | Gentiana scabra | Rhizome | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant and hepatoprotective | (91) |
| Geraniaceae | Geranium carolinianum | Aerial | In vitro | Anti-hepatitis B virus | (92) |
| Irvingiaceae | Irvingia gabonensis | Seed | — | Not determined | (93) |
| Anacardiaceae | Mangifera indica | Flower and fruit | In vitro | Antioxidant and antiplatelet | (94) |
| Moringaceae | Moringa oleifera | Leaves | In vitro and clinical | Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and photoprotective preparations | (95, 96) |
| Polygonaceae | Polygonum chinense | Whole plant | In vitro | Antiviral | (97) |
| Vitaceae | Vitis rotundifolia | Fruit | In vitro | Antioxidant | (98, 99) |
| Tamaricaceae | Tamarix aphylla | Leaves and stem | — | Not determined | (46) |
| Punicaceae | Punica granatum | Husk, fruit, and seeds | In vitro and in vivo | Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and vasculoprotective | (100, 101) |