In Vitro Screening of Three Indian Medicinal Plants for Their Phytochemicals, Anticholinesterase, Antiglucosidase, Antioxidant, and Neuroprotective Effects

Table 1

Details of Indian medicinal plants used in the present study and their traditional uses.

Plant name	Local name	Family	Traditional uses	Reported activities
A. alnifolia	Mirapa kuppinta	Euphorbiaceae	Root: diarrhoea, indigestion, and insect bite.; Leaves: earache, emetic, menorrhagia, migraine, scabies, anthelmintic, and diabetes [18].	Leaves have biolarvicidal and pupicidal activity [18] and are antioxidant [19].
P. indica	Papidi	Rubiaceae	Leaves: piles, haemorrhoidal pains, fever, and diarrhoea.; Root: diuretic, purgative, tonic, and urinary disorders [18]. This is also used to relieve haemorrhoidal pain, as a lotion for nose, as analgesic, as antipyretic, as appetizer, for the ulceration of mouth [20, 21].	Inhibit corrosion of mild steel in acid media [22]. Antibacterial, antiviral, and antimalarial activities [23].
O. obtusata	Sunari	Ochnaceae	Leaves: lumbago, ulcers, asthma, and bronchitis.; Root: menstrual complaints, constipation, asthma, and poisonous bites.; Bark: digestive, tonic [18].	Ulcer, asthma, and bronchitis [24].