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Table 1 Traditional anti-infective remedies purchased in Buea, Cameroon

From: Microbial, phytochemical, toxicity analyses and antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant bacteria of some traditional remedies sold in Buea Southwest Cameroon

Product Name

Source/ Use

Component(s)

Remedy Extract

Family, Species (Voucher number)/ or Reference

Local name (part used)

Code Yield (%)

Phytochemical classes

Kiankia

SW Cameroon/ typhoid fever, malaria

Annonaceae: Annickia chlorantha (Oliv.) Setten & Maas (SCA 1043)

Quinine stick (stem bark)

TP1 50.6

Alkaloids (3) Triterpenoids (2) Flavonoids (1) Tannins (1)

Apocynaceae Alstonia boonei De Wild (SCA 5972)

Milk stick (stem bark),

Madachi a

Nigeria and Niger/ gastritis, stomach irritation

Meliaceae: Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss) SCA 6785 [40, 41]

Mahogany (stem bark)

TP2 31.0

Alkaloids (3) Triterpenoids (3)

Flavonoids (2)

Tannins (3)

Madigest 2

NW Cameroon/ gut infection, gastritis

Liliaceae: Allium sativum (SCA 1143)

Garlic (fruit),

TP3 62.4

Alkaloids (3)

Flavonoids (2)

Steroids (3)

Tannins (2)

Zingiberaceae: Zingiber officinale (SCA2926)

Ginger (rhizome)

Asphodelaceae: Aloe vera (SCA 713)

Aloe vera (leaves)

Desert war 2

NW Cameroon/ microbial iinfections plus gonorrhoea, syphilis, urinary tract pains

Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus globulus Libille (SCA 7840)

Eucalyptus (leaves)

TP4 36.3

Alkaloids (3)

Flavonoids (2)

Steroids (3)

Tannins (1)

Liliaceae: A. sativum (SCA 1143)

Garlic (fruit)

Araliaceae: Vernonia guineensis (SCA12431)

Cameroonian ginseng (rhizome)

Asphodelaceae: Aloe vera (SCA 713)

Aloe vera (leaves)

Bagaruwaa

North and NW Cameroon/

Cough

Fabaceae: Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile (SCA 2973) [40, 42]

a (stem bark)

TL5

Triterpenoids (2) Flavonoids (3)

Tannins (3)

Gewaya tsamiya a

Niger / typhoid fever, malaria, yellow fever

Fabaceae: Cassia nigricans Vahl [40, 41]

(NO 5970/HNC)

a (leaves)

TP6 56.8

Alkaloids (3)

Triterpenoids (3) Flavonoids (3)

Steroids (3)

Tannins (3)

Fever medicine

SW Cameroon/ malaria/typhoid fever

Labiatae: Ocimum gratissimum (SCA 4764)

Masepu (leaves)

TL7

Triterpenoids (2) Flavonoids (2)

Tannins (2)

Asteraceae: Bidens pilosa (SCA 6352)

Black jack (leaves)

Caricaceae: Carica papaya (SCA 1756)

Paw paw (leaves)

Rutaceae: Citrus aurantifolia (SCA11102)

Limes (fruit)

Gesaa

North and NW Cameroon/ diarrhoea

Combretaceae: Combretum micranthum (SCA 2976) [40, 42]

a (leaves)

TP8 81.5

Alkaloids (2) Triterpenoids (3) Flavonoids (3)

Tannins (3)

  1. SW Southwest, NW Northwest, TP Crude extract prepared from powder remedy, TL Liquid remedy used neat without further extraction. aLocal name in Hausa vernacular [40, 41], Bagaruwa has as synonym Gabaruwa in some reports [41]. Relative amount:- 1 = low; 2 = moderate; 3 = high