Index:PSA/Medicinal
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Medicinal Plants of South Africa by South African National Biodiversity Institute
| PSA Page | Family | Genus (our page) |
Synonyms | Parts used | Major chemical constituents | Bioactivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agathosma betulina (Berg.) Pillans | Rutaceae | Agathosma | Barosma betulina Bartl. and Wendl. f. Hartogia betulina Berg. |
leafy twigs (light yellow-green, highly aromatic) | rutin, diosmin, menthone/isomenthone, (ψ)-diosphenol/diosphenol, limonene, pulegone/isopulegone, cis- and trans-8-mercapto-p-menthane-3-ones | weakly antimicrobial, muscle spasmogenic, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory (diosmin) |
| Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans | Rutaceae | Agathosma | Barosma crenulata Hook. Barosma serratifolia (Vent.) Willd. |
leafy twigs (light yellow-green, highly aromatic) | limonene, menthone/isomenthone, pulegone/isopulegone, cis- and trans-8-mercapto-p-menthane-3-ones | weakly antimicrobial, muscle spasmogenic |
| Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. | Apiaceae | Alepidea | none | fresh rhizome adhering roots(russet-brown externally, pleasant aromatic) | kaurene-type diterpenes, ent-16-kaurene-19-oic acid | diuretic, cytotoxic, antiviral |
| Arctopus echinatus L. | Apiaceae | Arctopus | none | fresh or dried root (pleasant aromatic) | saponins, kaurene derivatives, ent-16-kaurene-19-oic acid | no formal pharmacological studies |
| Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | Artemisia | none | fresh or dried material comprising leaves, smaller stems, and flowers (grey, highly aromatic) | tannins, saponins, alpha- and beta-amyrin, friedelin, luteolin methyl ether, sesquiterpene lactone, guaianolide, glaucolide, alpha- and beta-thujone, 1,8-cineole, camphor, alpha-pinene | antimicrobial, antioxidant, antimalarial, antitumour, antibacterial, anti-nematodal, anti-amoebic, cytotoxic, antiviral |
