Phytochemical constituents of some Nigerian medicinal plants

被引:898
作者
Edeoga, HO
Okwu, DE
Mbaebie, BO
机构
[1] Michael Okpara Univ Agr, Dept Biol Sci, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
[2] Michael Okpara Univ Agr, Dept Chem Sci, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
关键词
medicinal plants; ethnomedicine; phytochemical constituents;
D O I
10.5897/AJB2005.000-3127
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 [微生物学]; 0836 [生物工程]; 090102 [作物遗传育种]; 100705 [微生物与生化药学];
摘要
Alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phlobatannin and cardic glycoside distribution in ten medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and compared. The medicinal plants investigated were Cleome nutidosperma, Emilia coccinea, Euphorbia heterophylla, Physalis angulata, Richardia bransitensis, Scopania dulcis, Sida acuta, Spigelia anthelmia, Stachytarpheta cayennensis and Tridax procumbens. All the plants were found to contain alkaloids, tannins and flavonoids except for the absence of tannins in S. acuta and flavonoids in S. cayennsis respectively. The significance of the plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of these chemical constituents were discussed with respect to the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in Nigeria.
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页数:4
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