Table 1.

Biochemical components and pharmacological properties of different species of genus Acacia.

Acacia Species	Plant Part Used	Extraction Solvents	Phytochemicals	Pharmaceutical Action	Reference
Acacia nilotica	Pods/Leaves	Methanol, Ethanol	Phentolamine	Antihypertensive, Antispasmodic, Antimicrobial	[9,10]
Acacia modesta	Whole plant	Ethanol	Steroids, Tannins, Phenols, Alkaloids, Saponins, Flavonoids, Anthraquinone	Anticancer	[11]
Acacia hydaspica	Bark/twigs/leaves	Methanol	Polyphenolic	Antipyretic, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic	[12]
Acacia confusa	Heartwood	Ethanol	Flavonoids (i.e., 7,3′,4′-trihydroxy-3-methoxyflavone) Melanoxetin (3,7,8,3′,4′-pentahydroxyflavone)	Anti-inflammatory	[13]
Acacia tortilis	Leaves	Ethanol	flavan-3-ols galloyl	Cytotoxic, Anti-inflammatory	[14]
Acacia arabica	Leaves	Ethanol	Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Tannins	Abortifacient	[15]
Acacia mellifera	Stem bark	Methanol	3-(Z)-trans coumaroylbetulin, 3-(E)-cis coumaroylbetulin	Antimalarial	[15]
Acacia ataxacantha	Stem bark	Hexane, Dichloromethane, Ethyl acetate Methanol	betulinic acid, betulinic acid-3-trans-caffeate	Antimicrobial, Antioxidant	[16]
Acacia hydaspica	Aerial parts	Methanol	polyphenol	Antioxidant	[17]
Acacia plicosepalus	Whole plant	Methanol	loranthin, quercetin	Antimicrobial	[18]
Acacia farnesiana	Barks	Hexane, Chlorofom, Methanol	methyl gallate	Antimicrobial	[19]
Acacia arabica	Leaves/bark	Methanol	quercetine 3-O- (4′-O-acetyl)-rhamnopyranoside	Antioxidant	[20]
Acacia cyanophylla	Flowers	Ethyl acetate	naringenin	Antioxidant	[21]
Acacia crassicarpa	Heartwood	Methanol	quercetin, 5,7,2′,5′-Tetrahydroxyflavone	Antioxidant	[22]
Acacia rigidula	Leaves	Acetone, Methanol, Acetic acid	diterpenes, tannins	Antimicrobial, Antioxidant	[23]
Acacia albida	Leaves/bark	Ethanol	polyphenol	Antioxidant	[24]
Acacia dealbata	Flowers	Ethanol	acetylcholinesterase	Antioxidant	[25]
Acacia saligna	Leaves	--	myricetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnoside, quercetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnoside	Antioxidant, Cytotoxic	[26]
Acacia karro	Leaves	Ethyl acetate, Chloroform	β-sitosterol, epigallocatechin	Antilisterial	[27]
Acacia auriculiformis	Whole plant/Leaves	Ethanol, Hydroethanolic Extract	saponins, 2,4-dinitrophenyl salicylic acid	Antifilarial, Antidiabetic	[28,29]
Acacia pennatula	Pods	Methanol	4-nitro-O-phenylenediamine	Antioxidant, Antimutagenic	[30]
Acacia catechu	Leaves	Aqueous,		Cytotoxic, Antiviral	[31]
Acacia aroma	Leaves	Ethanol	5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide	Antibacterial, Cytotoxic	[32]