Antibacterial activity of some selected medicinal plants of Pakistan

Table 1 Summary of plants, parts used and extraction

Plant	Family	Local name	Occurrence in Pakistan/Collection site	Traditional use	Properties	Part used (Kg)	Method of extraction	Extract obtained (g)
Aesculus indica	Sapindaceae	Jawaz	northern western Himalayas/Lower Barian Taien valley	Rheumatism, skin diseases, vein complications [10, 11]	antioxidant and cell mediated immune response [11, 12]	Leaves (1.5)	Cold maceration	250
Arisaema flavum	Araceae	Marjarai	sub-alpine regions/Kaghan valley	Snake bite, scorpion sting [13, 14]	Anti-proliferative activity against J774 and P388D1 murine cancer cell lines [15]	Rhizome (5)	Soxhelt extraction	250
Debregeasia salicifolia	Urticaceae	Ajlai, Chewr	in Swat, salt range, Murree hills Peer Sohava Islamabad	Urinary complaints	Anti-proliferative property against MCF-7 breast cancer cell line [16].	Stem (4)	Cold maceration	200
Pistacia integerrima	Anacardiaceae	Villanay	Peer Sohava Islamabad	Cough, phthisis, asthma, dysentery [17]	Hypouricemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant [18–20]. Antioxidant, radical scavenging, and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities [21].	Stem (2)	Cold maceration	400
Toona ciliata	Meliaceae	Mahanim	QAU campus Islamabad	Astringent, ulcer, fever, rheumatism, chronic dysentery [22, 23]	Antibacterial, antifungal, and analgesic [24–26].	Leaves (4)	Cold maceration	200
Carissa opaca	Apocynaceae	Granda	Peer Sohava Islamabad	Jaundice, hepatitis, cough, fever, diarrhea [27–29]	antioxidant activity [30]	Leaves (6)	Cold maceration	200

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