Table 2.1
(continued)
Species
Bioactive compounds
Geographic zone
References
Mentha piperita
Flavonoid, Terpen, Essential oil, Zinc, Vanadium,
Chromium, Iron, Copper, Sodium, Potassium, Nickel,
Luteolin-7-O-glycoside
India
Bahare et al. (2019)
Ocimum canum
Saponin, Phenolics, Tannin, Eugenol
(1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene),
Ghana
Berhow and Affum (2012)
Ocimum
campechianum
Saponin, Tannin, Eugenol
(1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene), Phenolics
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahare et al. (2019)
Ocimum
sanctum
Saponin, Phenolics, Tannin, Eugenol
(1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4- allylbenzene),
Bangladesh, China, India (Ayurveda)
Upadhyay (2017)
Ocimum
gratissimum
Saponin, Tannin, Eugenol
(1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene), Phenolics
Nigeria, Bangladesh
Akharaiyi et al. (2017)
Ocimum
tenuiflorum
Saponin, Tannin, Phenolics
India (Ayurveda)
Mousavi et al. (2016)
Salvia officinalis
Flavonoid
India
Mamun-or-Rashid et al.
(2014)
Glyccheriza
glabra
Mimosoidea
India
Sudha et al. (2011)
Thespesia
populnea
Populnetin, Quercetin, Populneol, Herbacetin
India
Singh et al. (2014),
Mamun-or-Rashid et al.
(2014)
Melia
azadirachta
Liminoid
India
Ranganathan et al. (2012)
Melia orientalis
Liminoid
India (Ayurveda)
Marimuthu et al. (2013)
Melia dubia
Liminoid
Mexico
Manosroi et al. (2011)
Moringa
peregrina
Phenolics, Tannin, Saponin, Flavonoid, Steroid,
Glycoside, Quercetin, Stearic acid, Malic acid
West Indies
Ullah et al. (2015)
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