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| Species (families) | Part of plant used (g quantity for 100 g of spice complexes) | Voucher no. | Metabolites and previously reported activities |
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| Spices used in the preparation of “nkui” | | | |
| Dorstenia psilurus Welw. (Moraceae) | Roots (4) | 3488 SRFCam | (i) Cytoprotective effect of the aqueous extract of Dorstenia psilurus roots on gastric ulcer in male rats of the Wistar strain [17] |
| Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepern. &Timler (Rutaceae) | Fruits (15) | 21793 SRFCam | (i) Evaluated the chemical composition of the spices used in the preparation of the soup and “nkui”, among them Fagara leprieurii [12]
(ii) Analysis of essential fruit oils showed a predominance of alpha-pinene (38.2%) [18]
(iii) Gastroprotective effect and safety assessment of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides root bark [19] |
| Scorodophloeus zenkeri Harms (Caesalpiniaceae) | Fruits (4) | 52727 SRFCam | (i) Phenolic compounds and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including Scorodophloeus zenkeri [20] |
| Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. &Perr. (Rutaceae) | Seeds (3) | 66842 HNC | (i) Evaluation of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of the essential oils of some Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) of Cameroon [21]
(ii) Evaluation of the chemical composition of the spices entering the preparation of nah-poh “yellow soup” and “nkui,” including Fagara leprieurii [12] |
| Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. (Annonaceae) | Fruits (2) | 55011 SRFCam | (i) Antiulcerogenic and mucogenic activity of Xylopia aethiopica fruit extract in rat [22]
(ii) Chemical composition of seed and oil of Xylopia aethiopica growth in Nigeria [23]
(iii) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in human gastric epithelial cells of hydroalcoholic extract obtained from Xylopia aethiopica [24] |
| Xylopia parviflora (A. Rich.) Benth. (Annonaceae) | Fruits (2) | 42349 SRFCam | (i) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in human gastric epithelial cells of hydroalcoholic extract obtained from Xylopia aethiopica [24] |
| Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels (Apocynaceae) | Roots (30) | 34180 SRFCam | (i) Phenolic compounds and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including Mondia whitei [20]
(ii) Antioxidant activity of Mondia whitei (Hook. f.) Skeels [25] |
| Solanum gilo Raddi (Solanaceae) | Fruits (10) | 14602 SRFCam | (i) Alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, terpenoids, and phenolic compounds [26–28] |
| Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baill. (Pentadiplandraceae) | Roots (13) | 10384 SRFCam | (i) Phenolic compounds and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including Pentadiplandra brazzeana [20] |
| Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. &Thonn.) Taub. (Mimosaceae) | Bark (14) and fruits (2) | 44812 SRFCam | (i) Gastroprotective activity of fruit ethanolic extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera on indomethacin-induced ulcer in rats [29]
(ii) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in human gastric epithelial cells of hydroalcoholic extract obtained from Tetrapleura tetraptera [24] |
| Capsicum frutescens L. (Solanaceae) | Fruits (1) | 18629 SRFCam | (i) Changes in phytochemical and antioxidant activity of selected pepper cultivars (Capsicum species) as influenced by maturity [30]
(ii) Antiulcer activity of aqueous extract on aspirin-induced ulcer [31]
(iii) Antiulcer activity of capsaicin on H. pylori-infected stomachs [32] |
| Spices used in the preparation of “yellow soup” | | | |
| Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. &Thonn.) Taub. (Mimosaceae) | Fruits (12) | 44812 SRFCam | (i) Gastroprotective activity of fruit ethanolic extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera on indomethacin-induced ulcer in rats [29]
(ii) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in human gastric epithelial cells of hydroalcoholic extract obtained from Tetrapleura tetraptera [24] |
| Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov. (Mimosaceae) | Fruits (3) | 43974 SRFCam | (i) Phenolics detected among group of compounds include 2-methoxy phenol, 2-methoxyl-4-vinylphenol, and 2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) phenol [33]
(ii) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of hydroalcoholic extracts of Dichrostachys glomerata in gastric epithelial cells [24] |
| Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr. (Huaceae) | Seeds (3) | 61286 HNC | (i) Thioglycosides in seeds, 2,4,5,7-tetrathiaoctane, and other S-containing compounds in the essential oil from seeds [34, 35] |
| Piper umbellatum L. (Piperaceae) | Fruits (2) | 56269 SRFCam | (i) Agbor et al. [36] reported the antioxidant capacity of Piper umbellatum
(ii) Leaf hydroethanolic extract of P. umbellatum has gastroprotective and ulcer healing against acidified ethanol (acute) and acetic acid (chronic) gastric ulcer models in rodents [37]
(iii) Phytochemical profiles of the hydroethanolic leaf extract and intestinal anti-inflammatory mechanisms on 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats [38] |
| Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal (Annonaceae) | Almond (3) | 1927 SRFCam | (i) M. myristica: review: a plant with multiple food, health, and medicinal applications [39]
(ii) Antiulcer activity higher against alcohol than aspirin model [40] |
| Scorodophloeus zenkeri Harms (Caesalpiniaceae) | Barks and fruits (10) | 44803 SRFCam | (i) Phenolic compounds and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including Scorodophloeus zenkeri [20] |
| Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. (Zingiberaceae) | Fruits (8) | 60957 HNC | (i) Phenolic compounds and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including: Aframomum daniellii [20] |
| Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. (Annonaceae) | Fruits (2 g) | 45573 SRFCam | (i) Antiulcerogenic and mucogenic activity of Xylopia aethiopica fruits extract in rat [22]
(ii) Chemical composition of seed and oil of Xylopia aethiopica growth in Nigeria [23]
(iii) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in human gastric epithelial cells of hydroalcoholic extract obtained from Xylopia aethiopica [24] |
| Piper guineense Schum. &Thonn. (Piperaceae) | Fruits (2) | 19991 SRFCam | (i) Antiulcer activity of black pepper against absolute ethanol-induced gastric mucosal damage in mice [41] |
| Piper capense L.f. (Piperaceae) | Fruits (1) | 57989 HNC | (i) Piper species: a comprehensive review on their phytochemistry, biological activities, and applications including Piper capense [42]
(ii) Inhibitory effect of piperine on Helicobacter pylori growth and adhesion to gastric adenocarcinoma cells [43] |
| Echinops giganteus A. Rich. (Asteraceae) | Roots (23) | 7957 SRFCam | (i) The genus Echinops: phytochemistry and biological activities: a review [44]
(ii) Antioxidant activity [45] |
| Hua gabonii Pierre (Huacaceae) | Fruits (3) and bark (27) | 66306 HNC | (i) Phenolic compound and radical scavenging potential of twenty Cameroonian spices including Hua gabonii (fruits) [20]
(ii) Chemical composition of spices used in the preparation of “nah-poh” and “nkui” from Western Cameroon [12] |
| Capsicum frutescens L. (Solanaceae) | Fruits (1) | 18629 SRFCam | (i) Changes in phytochemical and antioxidant activity of selected pepper cultivars (Capsicum species) as influenced by maturity [31]
(ii) Antiulcer activity of aqueous extract on aspirin-induced ulcer [31]
(iii) Antiulcer activity of capsaicin on H. pylori-infected stomachs [32] |
| Scleria striatinux De Wild. (Cyperaceae) | Roots (2) | 42536 SRFCam | (i) In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants from North-West Cameroon [46]. Tchiegang and Mbougueng [12] made a chemical characterization |
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| Other plants tested | | | |
| Corchorus olitorius L. (Tiliaceae) | Leaves | 51779 SRFCam | (i) Ethnonutritional data and physical-chemical characteristics of leafy vegetables consumed in the savannah (Cameroon) [11]
(ii) Gastroprotective effects of Corchorus olitorius leaf extract against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal hemorrhagic lesions in rats [47] |
| Triumfetta pentandra A. Rich (Malvaceae) | Bark | 27523 SRFCam | (i) Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of a culinary plant in the Western Cameroon region: cases of Triumfetta cordifolia [48] |
| Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) | Leaves and stem | 31965 SRFCam | (i) Antiulcerogenic and ulcer-healing effects of Solanum nigrum (L.) on experimental ulcer models: possible mechanism for the inhibition of acid formation [49]
(ii) Ethnonutritional data and physical-chemical characteristics of leafy vegetables consumed in the savannah (Cameroon) [11] |
| Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabaceae) | Seeds | 42580 SRFCam | (i) Ethnonutritional data and physical-chemical characteristics of leafy vegetables consumed in the savannah (Cameroon) [11]
(ii) Characterization of bioactive phenolics and antioxidant capacity of edible bean extracts of 50 Fabaceae populations grown in Thailand [50]
(iii) Wound healing plants in Mali, the Bamako region. An ethnobotanical survey [51] |
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