Table 1 The effect of different desert plant extracts on NO production by LPS-activated microglial cells a.
From: Anti-Neuroinflammatory effects of the extract of Achillea fragrantissima
Plant family | Plant Species | NO production (%) Mean ± SEM |
|---|---|---|
Asteraceae | Achillea fragrantissima | 30 ± 5 ** |
Papilionaceae | Crotalaria algyptiaca | 63 ± 2 ** |
Polygonaceae | Emex spinosa | 63 ± 6 ** |
Polygonaceae | Rumex vesicarius | 64 ± 6 ** |
Capparaceae | Cleome droserifolia | 66 ± 5 ** |
Asteraceae | Launala nudicaulis | 69 ± 7 ** |
Amaranthaceae | Aerva javanica | 71 ± 4 ** |
Asclepiadaceae | Calotropis procera | 72 ± 7 ** |
Tamaricaceae | Tamarix nilotica | 73 ± 6 ** |
Chenopodiaceae | Hammada salicornica | 74 ± 6 ** |
Asclepiadaceae | Pergularia tomentosa | 77 ± 4 * |
Cruciferae | Matthiola livida | 77 ± 8 * |
Malvaceae | Abutilon hirtum | 79 ± 8 * |
Gramineae | Schismus arabicus | 80 ± 8 |
Brassicaceae | Moricandia nitens | 83 ± 6 |
Brassicaceae | Brassica tournefortii | 84 ± 7 |
Asclepiadaceae | Pentatropis nivalis | 84 ± 5 |
Gramineae | Stipagrostis ciliate | 85 ± 3 |
Chenopodiaceae | Salsola cyclophylla | 87 ± 4 |
Solanaceae | Solanum incanum | 87 ± 4 |
Zygophyllaceae | Tribulus bimucronatus | 88 ± 5 |
Chenopodiaceae | Atriplex holocarpa | 89 ± 3 |
Molluginaceae | Glinus lotoides | 92 ± 9 |
Tamaricaceae | Tamarix aphylla | 94 ± 6 |
Chenopodiaceae | Hammaola salicornica | 94 ± 3 |
Chenopodiaceae | Salsola gaetula | 94 ± 8 |
Salvadoraceae | Salvadora persica | 94 ± 6 |
Ephedraceae | Ephedra aphylla | 96 ± 7 |
Chenopodiaceae | Hammada scoparia | 96 ± 8 |
Solanaceae | Lycium shawii | 97 ± 4 |
Chenopodiaceae | Salsola cyclophylla | 97 ± 5 |
Capparaceae | Capparis spinosa | 98 ± 7 |
Euphorbiaceae | Ricinus communis | 99 ± 5 |
Thymelaeaceae | Thymelaea hirsute | 99 ± 7 |
Apiaceae | Deverra triradiata | 94 ± 7 |
Chenopodiaceae | Salsola vermiculata | 100 ± 6 |
Gramineae | Typha Domingensis | 101 ± 5 |
Chenopodiaceae | Anabasis setifera | 102 ± 7 |
Gramineae | Stipagrostis plumosa | 102 ± 4 |
Solanaceae | Solanum nigrum | 109 ± 9 |
Chenopodiaceae | Atriplex leucoclada | 113 ± 8 |
Mimosoideae | Acacia raddiana | 114 ± 7 |
Mimosoideae | Acacia tortilis | 117 ± 6 |
Zygophyllaceae | Zygophyllum album | 140 ± 9 ** |
Gramineae | Lasiurus scindicus | 157 ± 9 ** |
Plantaginaceae | Plantago cylindrica | 157 ± 9 ** |