Table 1 Selected Vietnamese medicinal plants used for treatment of infectious diseases
Plant species (family); Voucher number/place of collection | Common name | Parts used | Traditional uses [20] | Previous reports on antibacterial activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aglaia odorata Lour. (Meliaceae); THTV2/Ha Tay | Ngâu dại | Leaves, flowers | Fever, jaundice, asthma, scabies | Stem oil and ethanolic extract: Bc, Sa [29]. |
Baeckea frutescens L. (Myrtaceae); THT136/Thua Thien Hue | Chổi xuể | Leaves, flowers | Influenza, indigestion, sores, menstrual irregularities | Leaf essential oil and its emulsion: Sa [21]. Plant methanolic extract: Sm [22]. |
Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae); THT26/Lam Dong | Gai dầu | Top with flowers and fruits | Pain killers, antiseptic, burn treatments | Cannabinoids compounds isolated from plant extract: MRSA [30]. Essential oil of aerial part [31]: Sa, Sm, Bs, Stm. Plant methanolic and hexane extracts: Bs, Bc, Ec, Pa, St [32]. |
Cassytha filiformis L. (Lauraceae); TH107/Thua Thien Hue | Tơ hồng | Trunk | Cough, fever, tonic medicine, blood purification, gonorrhea | Methanolic extract of aerial part: Ec, Pa [33]. |
Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl (Lauraceae); 445/Ha Tay | Long não | Wood, leaves, roots | Abdominal pain, anticeptic, antiinflammatory | Camphor-a major component of essential oil: biological properties [34]. |
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck (Rutaceae); 608/Vinh Phuc | Bưởi | Leaves, fruit peel | Influenza, headache, abdominal pain, cough, indigestion | Fruit tissue extracts and isolated compounds: Bc, Bs, Sa, Ec, Se [35, 36]. Carotenoids extract of flavedo: Bs, Sa, Ec [37]. |
Clematis vitalba L. (Ranunculaceae); BTC10/Gia Lai | Mộc thông | Stem and roots | Indigestion, diuretic, galactagogue | / |
Cratoxylum formosum subsp. pruniflorum (Kurz) Gogelein (Clusiaceae); THT190/Cao Bang | Thành ngạnh | Leaves | Aid digestion, ailment | Isolated compounds from roots and barks: Bs, Sa, Pa, Sf, St, Ss [23]. |
Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae); THT19/Ha Noi | Cỏ sữa lá lớn | Whole plant | Dysentery | Organic extracts of aerial parts: Ec, Pa, Sa, Ss, St, Ea, Kp, Pm, Pv, Sd [38]. Flavonoids extracts of different parts: Ec, Pa, Sa, Pm [39]. |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit (Euphorbiaceae); BTC40/Ha Noi | Thuốc giấu | Leaves | Wounds | Ethanolic, methanolic extracts and isolated compound of leaf: Sa, Bs, Ec, Pa, Sd [24, 25]. |
Pluchea indica (L.) Less. (Compositae); THTV3/Ha Noi | Cúc tần | Leaves, shoots, and roots | Fever, influenza, dysentery, aid digestion | Aqueous extract of aerial part: Ec, Kp [40]. Isolated compound from root: Sa, Bs [41]. |
Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. (Lamiaceae); THT20/Ha Tay | Hoắc hương | Leaves and twigs | Influenza, headache, aid digestion | Hexane extract of leaf: Ec, Bs, Sa, Ea [26]. Essential oil and isolated compounds: Ec, Pa, Sd, Sa, Tb, Bs, Ste [27, 28]. |