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. 2022 Jan 4;21(5):1577–1604. doi: 10.1007/s11101-021-09798-6

Table 5.

In vitro and in vivo assays of extracts and chemical constituents of Psydrax species

Species Part of plant used Extract Compound Assay method Assay type References
P. subcordata R PE, D, E, aM In vitro Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory (Awah et al. 2012; Chukwujekwu et al. 2005)
SB M (1–10, 28–30, 34, 35, 51) In vitro Antiplasmodial, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, antidiabetic (Anokwah et al. 2016; Awantu et al. 2019; Zhou et al. 2019)
L aE (3–10)

In vivo

In vitro

Anticonvulsant Antidiabetic (Daanaa et al. 2018; Zhou et al. 2019)
Fr E-O, EA, iBu, M (11, 13, 15–19, 21) In vitro Antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, toxicity (Essien et al. 2015; Joubouhi et al. 2017)
P. palma SB M In vitro Antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal (Memvanga et al. 2015; Mesia et al. 2008)
P. acutiflora L/T H, dP, D, EA, aM, W In vitro Anti-inflammatory, antiplasmodial (Ilboudo et al. 2013)
P. montigena UsP M (22) In vitro Antiplasmodial (Yang et al. 2016)
P. schimperiana SB D-M, W In vitro Cytotoxicity (Ochwang’i et al. 2018)
Fr M (39, 51, 52) In vitro Insecticidal (Schwarz et al. 1996)
P. livida L A In vitro Antibacterial (Mukandiwa et al. 2012a)
P. horizontalis L M In vivo antidiabetic (Feenna et al. 2020)
P. dicoccos L PE, C, EA, M In vitro Antibacterial, antifungal (Umaiyambigai et al. 2016)
P. peruviana SB H, M In vitro Antibacterial, antifungal (Akoto et al. 2019)

Plant parts used: Fr fruit, L leaves, R root, SB stem bark, T twig, NS not specified

Extracts used: A acetone; aE aqueous ethanol, aM aqueous methanol, C chloroform, D dichloromethane, D-M dichloromethane-methanol mixture, dP di-iso-propyl, E-O essential oil, E ethanol, EA ethyl acetate, H hexane, iBu iso-butanol, M methanol, PE petroleum ether, W water