From: A screening for antimicrobial activities of Caribbean herbal remedies
Scientific name/(voucher specimen) | Country/Traditional usea | Local name | Plant parts used/Preparation form | Extracts yield (% w/w) | Concentration of extracts (mg/mL) | Concentration of extracts/disc (μg/μL)b | ||
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Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita moschata Duchesne (019344) | Dominican Republic/skin burns | auyama | leaves/juice | 2.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 |
Plantaginaceae Plantago major L. (019342) | Nicaragua/kidney infections | llantén | leaves/decoction | 1.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 14.3 | 7.2 |
Labiatae Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (019352) | Dominican Republic/otitis | orégano poleo | leaves/juice | 1.1 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 5.3 |
Scrophulariaceae Capraria biflora L. (019353) | Guadalupe, Marie-Galante, Martinique, Tobago/conjunctivitis | Té péyi, paye, titi, | leaves/decoction | 5.6 | 112.6 | 112.6 | 56.3 | 28.1 |
Malvaceae Abelmochus esculentus (L.) Moench (019662) | Dominican Republic/eye infections | molondrón | fruit/juice | 0.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 3.2 |
Malvaceae Gossypium barbadense L. (019366) | Haiti/otitis media | koton | leaves/decoction unripe fruit/juice | 5.5 1.4 | 110.5 27.9 | 110.5 27.9 | 55.3 14.0 | 27.6 7.0 |
Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (019535) | Haiti/conjunctivitis | choublak | flower/juice | 0.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
Pteridaceae Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link (019372) | Tobago/kidney stones or urolithiasis | stamp fern, egyptian secret | leaves/decoction | 7.5 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 75.0 | 37.5 |
Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia trilobata L. (019609) | fever | bejuco estrella | leaves/decoction | 8.8 | 176.5 | 176.5 | 88.3 | 44.0 |
Commelinaceae Tradescantia spathacea Sw.c (019664) | Puerto Rico/psoriasis | sanguinaria | leaves/decoction | 2.8 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 28.0 | 14.0 |
Zingiberaceae Costus specious (J. König) Sm.c,d (019660) | Puerto Rico/nephritis | caña amarga, insulina | leaves/decoction | 2.4 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 23.7 | 11.8 |
Zingiberaceae Tapeinochilus ananassae K. Schum.d (019553) | Puerto Rico | insulina | leaves/decoction | 3.1 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 30.5 | 15.3 |
Myrtaceae Syzygium jambos (L.) Alstond (019663) | Puerto Rico | Pomarrosa del río | leaves/decoction | 2.1 | 41.8 | 41.8 | 20.9 | 10.5 |