Table 2.1
Distribution and Geographical Sources of Bioactive Natural Compounds
Species
Bioactive compounds
Geographic zone
References
Allium cepa
Allyl propyl disulphide, S-methyl cysteine sulphoxide Mauritius, Algeria
Mootoosamy and Fawzi
Mahomoodally
Ý(2014)
Allium porrum
S-methyl cysteine sulphoxide, Allyl propyl disulphide Turkey
Bahare et al. (2019)
Allium sativum
Allyl propyl disulphide
China, India (Ayurveda), Iran, Indonesia,
Cuba, Mauritius, Togo
García Mesa (2014),
Sukandar et al. (2015)
Allium
stipitatum
Allyl propyl disulphide
Iran
Bahare et al. (2019)
Amaranthus
hybridus
Allyl propyl disulphide
Mauritius
Mondal et al. (2015)
Amaranthus
spinosus
Allyl propyl disulphide
Taiwan
Bahare et al. (2019)
Mangifera
mekongensis
Mangiferin, Flavonoid, Phenolics,
Vietnam
Nguyen et al. (2016)
Panax
notoginseng
Saponin
China
Bahare et al. (2019)
Panax
quinquefolius
Saponin
China, Korea
Bahare et al. (2019)
Aloe marlothii
Lophenol, Luteolin
South Africa
Sudha et al. (2011)
Aloe ferox
24-methyl-lophenol, Luteolin, 24ethyllophenol
India (Ayurveda)
Kamel et al. (2017)
Aloe vera
24-methyl-lophenol, Luteolin, 24ethyllophenol,
Lophenol, cycloartanol, 24-methylene-cycloartanol
Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Philippines, Uganda
Tanzania India, Pakistan, Iran, Ghana,
Mauritius, Chinese medicines
Mina and Mina (2017),
Asase and Yohonu (2016),
Ssenyange et al. (2015)
Artemisia
absinthium
Polysaccharide
Africa
Islam et al. (2014)
Artemisia
capillaris
Polysaccharide
Africa
Islam et al. (2014)
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