Background
Methods
Plant materials
Plant | Voucher specimen no. | Family | Part tested | Traditional usesa
|
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Acacia pennivenia* Schweinf. | Mo-Sq28 | Mimosaceae | L | As a paste around the breast for women with mastitis |
Acanthospermum hispidum DC. | Mo-Sq10 | Astraceae | L | Unknown |
Acridocarpus socotranus* Oliv. | Mo-Sq16 | Malpighiaceae | L, S | Headaches, paralysis and muscle or tendon pain |
Aloe perryi* Baker | Mo-Sq9 | Aloaceae | R | For eye and stomach problems, constipation and malaria |
Ballochia atro-virgata* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq15 | Acanthaceae | S, L | Unknown |
Blepharis spiculifolia* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq13 | Acanthaceae | L, S | Unknown |
Boswellia dioscorides* Thulin & Gifri | Mo-Sq26 | Burseraceae | B | Common cold, bronchitis, asthma and rheumatism |
Boswellia socotrana* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq24 | Burseraceae | B | As Boswellia dioscorides
|
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. | Mo-Sq8 | Capparaceae | L | To treat itching, shortness of breath, head cold and for tumors |
Commiphora ornifolia* (Balf.f.) Gillett | Mo-Sq23 | Burseraceae | B | Antiseptic, diarrhea, dysentery and emmenagogue |
Corchorus erodioides* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq27 | Tiliaceae | L, F | Diuretic and urinary tract infections |
Croton socotranus* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq4 | Euphorbiaceae | L, T | For wounds |
Euclea divinorum Hiern | Mo-Sq1 | Ebenaceae | R | For oral care, tooth ache, fungal diseases, sores, wounds and abscesses |
Euphorbia socotrana* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq5 | Euphorbiaceae | L | For skin diseases and wounds |
Eureiandra balfourii* Cogn. | Mo-Sq3 | Cucurbitaceae | L | Unknown |
Ficus cordata Thunb. | Mo-Sq4 | Moraceae | L | Antiseptic and for ulcers and wounds |
Glossonema revoili Franch. | Mo-Sq29 | Asclepiadaceae | L, F | Increase milk production in breastfeeding women |
Hibiscus noli-tangere* A.G.Mill. | Mo-Sq30 | Malvaceae | L, R | For snake bite and fever in children |
Hypoestes pubescens* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq12 | Acanthaceae | L | Fungal skin diseases and scabies |
Lannea transulta* (Balf.f.) Radcl.-Sm. | Mo-Sq17 | Anacardiaceae | L | Haemostatic for wounds, and sores and abrasions |
Leucas samhaensis* Cortes-Burns & A.G.Mill. | Mo-Sq23 | Labiatae | L | For cough and cold |
Leucas virgata* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq21 | Labiatae | L | For persons with heartburn and indigestion and stomach problems |
Lycium sokotranum* Wagner & Vierh. | Mo-Sq20 | Solanaceae | L, S | For stomach ailments and encourage the wound healing |
Maerua angolensis DC. | Mo-Sq7 | Capparaceae | L | To treat fever, aches and general malaise |
Rhus thyrsiflora* Balf.f. | Mo-Sq18 | Anacardiaceae | T, L | To treat anorexia, general tonic and for painful joints |
Teucrium sokotranum* Vierh. | Mo-Sq22 | Labiatae | F, L | As flavoring agent and for indigestion |
Extraction of plant materials
Determination of antimicrobial activity
Test organisms
Antimicrobial assay
Broth micro-dilution assay for minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC)
Determination of anticancer activity-Cytotoxicity assay on human cancer cell lines
Determination of antioxidant activity (Scavenging Activity of DPPH Radical)
Phytochemical screening of the methanolic extracts
Results
Antimicrobial activity
Microbial strains tested | Multiresistant strains tested | ||||||||||
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Plant species | Extracts | Extract yield in % |
S. a. |
B. c. |
M. f. |
E. c. |
P. e. |
C. m. |
S. e. 847 |
S. h. 535 |
S. a. NGR |
Acacia pennivenia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 12.18 5.97 | 22 20 | 12 - | 22 20 | 16 - | 14 - | - - | 18 8 | 14 - | 20 18 |
Acanthospermum hispidum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 16.14 7.22 | 16 12 | - - | 22 15 | - - | - - | - - | 18 8 | 12 - | 20 12 |
Acridocarpus socotranus
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 10.46 4.75 | 15 18 | - - | 16 16 | - - | - - | - - | 14 18 | 10 14 | 14 22 |
Aloe perryi
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 20.27 18.82 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | 18 - | 10 - | 20 14 |
Ballochia atro-virgata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 14.91 5.70 | 12 12 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | 10 - | - - | 16 - |
Blepharis spiculifolia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 5.04 5.51 | 12 - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | 10 - | - - | 16 - |
Boswellia dioscorides
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 40.45 14.31 | 18 11 | 16 8 | 20 12 | 8 - | 10 - | 10 - | 28 28 | 18 16 | 38 28 |
Boswellia socotrana
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 33.77 11.68 | 31 25 | 21 12 | 27 16 | 14 10 | 20 15 | 22 16 | 28 22 | 20 18 | 28 24 |
Capparis cartilaginea
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 8.33 10.02 | 10 - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Commiphora ornifolia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 19.50 10.72 | 16 11 | 13 8 | 19 12 | - - | - - | - - | 18 18 | 14 10 | 18 20 |
Corchorus erodioides
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 10.46 4.95 | 10 - | 9 - | 12 11 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Croton socotranus
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 14.91 6.78 | 10 - | 8 - | 15 - | - - | - - | - - | 18 20 | 10 10 | 24 24 |
Euclea divinorum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 21.85 4.13 | 24 16 | 12 - | 18 - | 11 - | 15 - | 10 - | 24 12 | 16 - | 26 20 |
Euphorbia socotrana
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 19.74 11.75 | 16 - | 11 - | 18 - | - - | - - | - - | 20 20 | 12 12 | 26 26 |
Eureiandra balfourii
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 11.60 8.58 | 10 12 | - - | - 15 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Ficus cordata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 9.06 10.50 | 10 16 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | 12 14 |
Glossonema revoili
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 16.34 8.53 | 20 9 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Hibiscus noli-tangere
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 10.61 4.92 | 10 - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
Hypoestes pubescens
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 21.16 7.80 | 8 15 | - - | - 14 | - - | - - | 15 12 | - - | - - | - - |
Lannea transulta
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 8.04 9.15 | 13 14 | - - | 14 16 | - - | - - | - 12 | 16 22 | - 12 | 16 22 |
Leucas samhaensis
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 11.47 5.25 | - 19 | - 14 | 20 24 | - - | - - | - - | 14 18 | 12 14 | 18 20 |
Leucas virgata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 14.11 3.37 | 18 17 | 11 - | 17 15 | - - | - - | - - | 16 20 | 12 12 | 22 26 |
Lycium sokotranum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 10.93 5.05 | 20 17 | - - | 15 - | - - | - - | - - | 12 - | 12 - | 20 20 |
Maerua angolensis
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 22.01 13.80 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - 12 | - - | - 16 |
Rhus thyrsiflora
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 5.88 11.50 | 20 20 | 12 12 | 18 21 | - - | - - | - - | 18 20 | 14 16 | 24 26 |
Teucrium sokotranum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 12.42 4.43 | 17 22 | 14 10 | 22 15 | - - | - - | - - | 14 18 | 10 14 | 16 20 |
Ampicillin 10 μg/disc Gentamicin 10 μg/disc Amphotericin 10 μg/disc | 28 N.T. N.T. | 24 N.T. N.T. | 30 N.T. N.T. | N.T. 15 N.T. | N.T. 17 N.T. | N.T. N.T. 10 | - N.T. N.T. | - N.T. N.T. | - N.T. N.T. |
Plant species | Extracts | Radical scavenging activity in % | MIC in μg/ml | ||||||
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10 (μg/ml) | 50 (μg/ml) | 100 (μg/ml) | 500 (μg/ml) | 1000 (μg/ml) |
S. aureus
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B. subtilis
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M. flavus
| ||
Acacia pennivenia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 25.4 4.8 | 78.5 29.2 | 88.9 31.1 | 95.0 42.8 | 94.0 67.0 | 250 500 | 500 1000 | 250 500 |
Acanthospermum hispidum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 2.8 5.2 | 13.8 11.6 | 25.9 14.4 | 55.5 26.3 | 94.7 27.4 | 500 > 1000 | 1000 > 1000 | 500 > 1000 |
Acridocarpus socotranus
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 5.1 0.6 | 40.8 6.7 | 80.9 37.6 | 92.6 46.5 | 94.6 45.3 | 250 250 | 1000 > 1000 | 250 250 |
Aloe perryi
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 6.7 2.1 | 19.8 6.4 | 28.7 20.8 | 92.4 36.4 | 94.1 45.9 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Ballochia atro-virgata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 2.1 2.0 | 5.3 2.7 | 45.7 34.5 | 56.8 43.7 | 94.2 36.7 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Blepharis spiculifolia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 14.8 1.6 | 13.3 4.4 | 25.1 34.3 | 64.6 38.3 | 91.5 46.8 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Boswellia dioscorides
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 25.8 7,8 | 89.8 39.0 | 96.1 65.9 | 96.3 68.2 | 96.8 74.6 | 125 500 | 500 1000 | 125 500 |
Boswellia socotrana
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 26.1 2.9 | 88.2 30.9 | 94.6 58.5 | 94.9 62.1 | 95.1 75.8 | 125 250 | 250 500 | 125 250 |
Capparis cartilaginea
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 0.2 3.1 | 3.8 1.1 | 2.1 22.8 | 51.2 27.5 | 87.6 28.2 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Commiphora ornifolia
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 20.8 10.6 | 85.9 25.2 | 95.0 49.1 | 95.4 66.2 | 95.2 72.9 | 250 500 | 500 1000 | 250 500 |
Corchorus erodioides
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 10.4 4.2 | 14.3 5.1 | 27.6 37.6 | 95.1 57.9 | 94.1 59.7 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Croton socotranus
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 5.3 2.0 | 12.6 2.9 | 22.2 10.1 | 78.9 23.5 | 93.1 26.4 | 500 > 1000 | 1000 > 1000 | 500 > 1000 |
Euclea divinorum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 3.1 14.3 | 10.6 27.1 | 36.2 41.5 | 93.1 52.6 | 88.6 56.1 | 250 > 1000 | 1000 > 1000 | 500 > 1000 |
Euphorbia socotrana
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 16.7 1.9 | 67.4 8.8 | 95.5 28.7 | 96.3 36.2 | 95.2 40.1 | 500 > 1000 | 1000 > 1000 | 500 > 1000 |
Eureiandra balfourii
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 15.0 7.3 | 17.8 23.0 | 8.3 35.4 | 19.1 42.7 | 57.7 41.0 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Ficus cordata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 2.5 1.6 | 12.5 9.3 | 31.0 16.4 | 89.2 18.9 | 91.6 20.4 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Glossonema revoili
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 1.7 0.3 | 14.9 2.7 | 26.8 2.5 | 38.6 7.8 | 76.4 8.1 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Hibiscus noli-tangere
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 0.6 1.4 | 7.3 0.8 | 18.4 2.8 | 85.9 5.6 | 89.0 6.6 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Hypoestes pubescens
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 1.5 2.6 | 4.0 4.2 | 16.6 3.1 | 38.7 16.1 | 72.6 18.3 | > 1000 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 500 |
Lannea transulta
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 21.9 36.7 | 64.2 33.2 | 95.4 37.2 | 92.1 32.3 | 98.6 29.9 | 1000 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | 1000 1000 |
Leucas samhaensis
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 2.3 3.8 | 9.6 5.6 | 8.0 37.3 | 61.7 49.3 | 88.8 47.1 | > 1000 500 | > 1000 1000 | 500 500 |
Leucas virgata
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 1.5 26.2 | 1.1 34.8 | 2.8 39.5 | 27.6 44.0 | 81.9 51.9 | 500 500 | > 1000 > 1000 | 1000 500 |
Lycium sokotranum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 5.6 26.5 | 27.8 30.3 | 29.8 31.2 | 91.4 37.4 | 94.2 39.5 | 500 1000 | 1000 > 1000 | 500 > 1000 |
Maerua angolensis
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 13.8 29.1 | 19.3 65.1 | 32.0 69.1 | 52.5 68.3 | 82.3 73.9 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 | > 1000 > 1000 |
Rhus thyrsiflora
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 3.8 1.1 | 29.4 9.3 | 55.9 12.8 | 95.6 22.4 | 95.4 30.5 | 500 500 | > 1000 1000 | 500 500 |
Teucrium sokotranum
| Methanolic Hot aqueous | 3.4 24.2 | 2.8 28.7 | 16.4 38.2 | 41.0 47.6 | 92.1 61.4 | 500 250 | 1000 1000 | 500 500 |
Ascorbic acid | 42.8 | 94.2 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.9 |
In vitro anticancer activity
Plant species | Extracts | Cell lines | Phytochemical screening | ||
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5637 | MCF-7 | A-427 | |||
Acacia pennivenia
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Saponins, tannins |
Acanthospermum hispidum
| Methanolic | 9.37 ± 1.98 | 19.92 ± 8.94 | 16.70 ± 2.32 | Sesquiterpene lactones |
Acridocarpus socotranus
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Flavonoids, terpenoids |
Aloe perryi
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Anthraquinons, flavonoids |
Ballochia atro-virgata
| Methanolic | 2.83 ± 2.06 | 2.94 ± 0.28 | 1.58 ± 0.54 | Terpenoids |
Blepharis spiculifolia
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Phenolic compounds, terpenoids |
Boswellia dioscorides
| Methanolic | 29.0 ± 8.26 | > 50 | 27.60 ± 10.31 | Volatile oil, terpenoids, flavonoids |
Boswellia socotrana
| Methanolic | 18.4 ± 4.66 | > 50 | 24.9 ± 8.73 | Volatile oil, terpenoids, flavonoids |
Capparis cartilaginea
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Glucosinolates, flavonoids |
Commiphora ornifolia
| Methanolic | 30.2 ± 3.12 | 38.5 ± 1.93 | 35.1 ± 3.15 | Volatile oil, terpenoids, flavonoids |
Corchorus erodioides
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Flavonoids, phenolic compounds |
Croton socotranus
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins |
Euclea divinorum
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Phenolic acids, tannins |
Euphorbia socotrana
| Methanolic | 42.0 ± 7.43 | > 50 | 38.1 ± 13.49 | Terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, tannins |
Eureiandra balfourii
| Methanolic | 0.82 ± 0.15 | 3.47 ± 1.18 | 2.25 ± 0.57 | Trepenoids, flavonoids |
Ficus cordata
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Tannins, terpenoids |
Glossonema revoili
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Steroids, flavonoids |
Hibiscus noli-tangere
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Tannins, lignans |
Hypoestes pubescens
| Methanolic | 8.25 ± 3.49 | 7.03 ± 2.02 | 4.85 ± 1.70 | Alkaloids, terpenoids |
Lannea transulta
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Tannins, flavonoids |
Leucas samhaensis
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Volatile oil, terpenoids and flavonoids |
Leucas virgata
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Volatile oil, terpenoids and flavonoids |
Lycium sokotranum
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Alkaloids |
Maerua angolensis
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Glucosinolates, tannins |
Rhus thyrsiflora
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins |
Teucrium sokotranum
| Methanolic | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | Volatile oil, terpenoids |
Etoposide (μM) | 0.54 ± 0.30 | 0.50 ± 0.19 | 0.13 ± 0.10 |