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. 2021 Oct 20;26(21):6343. doi: 10.3390/molecules26216343

Table 1.

Compounds identified from selected medicinal and aromatic plants for the different phenolic classes.

Phenolic Compound Phenolic Subcategory Medicinal/Aromatic Plant Reference
Phenolic acids and derivatives
Syringic acid, gallic acid Hydroxybenzoic acid Moringa oleifera [27]
Gallic acid, vanillic acid
3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid,
4-hydroxybenzoic acid,
syringic acid
Peganum harmala [22]
Caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid Hydroxycinnamic acid Origanum vulgare L.,
Salvia officinalis L.,
Thymus vulgaris L.,
Ocimum basilicum L.
[28]
Vanillin Hydroxybenzoic acid derivative T. vulgaris [29]
Rosmarinic acid Hydroxycinnamic acid derivative Rosmarinus officinalis L.,
Mentha canadensis L.
[28]
Stilbenes
Piceatannol glucoside, resveratroloside, piceid Stilbene glycosides Polygonum cuspidatum [30]
Trans-rhapontin, cis-rhapontin and trans-desoxyrhaponticin Stilbene glycosides Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. [31]
Coumarins
Scopoletin, fraxetin, aesculetin, fraxin, aesculin Coumarins, coumarin glycosides Fraxinus rhynchophylla. [32]
Herniarin Coumarin Matricaria chamomilla [33]
Kayeassamin I, mammeasin E, mammeasin E Geranylated coumarins Mammea siamensis [34]
Lignans
Phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin, niranthin, nirtetralin, 5-demethoxy niranthin, virgatusin, heliobuphthalmin lactone and bursehernin Lignans Phyllanthus amarus [35]
Schisanchinin A, schisanchinin B,
schisanchinin C, schisanchinin D
Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans Schisandra chinensis [36]
Quinones
7-methlyjuglone Naphthoquinone Drosera rotundifolia [37]
Aloe-emodin, emodin, chrysophanol, physcoin and rhein Anthraquinones Rheumpalmatum and Rheum hotaoense [38]
Curcuminoids
Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bis-demethoxycurcumin Curcuminoids Curcuma longa [39]
Flavonoids
Luteolin, apigenin,
apigenin-O-glucuronide,
luteolin-O-glycoside, orientin, apigenin-6,8-di-C-hexoside
Flavones and flavone glycosides Origanum majorana [40]
Daidzein, glycitein, genistein, formononetin, prunetin, biochanin A and daidzin, genistin Isoflavone aglycones and isoflavone glycosides Medicago spp. [41]
Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside,
isorhamnetin 3-O-galactoside
Flavonol glycosides Tephrosia vogelii [42]
Kaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside, rutin and quercetin 3-O-glucoside M. oleifera [27]
Naringenin-O-rhamnoglucoside,
hesperidin, isosakuranetin-O-rutinoside
Flavanone glycosides Mentha pulegium [40]
Taxifolin, taxifolin methyl ether,
dihydrokaempferide
Flavanonols O. majorana [40]
Gallocatechin, catechin Flavan-3-ols M. pulegium [40]
Tannins
Granatin A, punicalagin, peduncalagin I, ellagic acid, ellagic acid glucoside, ellagic acid pentoside, punigluconin Ellagitannins Punica granatum [43]