Ethnopharmacological Study of the Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia in the West Region of Cameroon

Table 2

Previous data on the studied plants.

Scientific names	Part used	Major phytochemical compounds	Therapeutic/pharmacological effects
Persea americana Mill	Seeds	Alkaloids, terpenoids and steroids, saponins, tannin, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins [17]	Diabetes, ulcer, gastric, endometriosis, hepatoprotective and renal properties, antioxidant, antibacterial activities, hypoglycemia, antiviral activities, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity, effect on body weight, vasorelaxant activity [18]
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. exPoir.	Leaves	Alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, anthrones, anthraquinones, xanthones, essential oils [19, 20].	Malaria, liver blindness, ulcers, asthma, hepatitis, dysmenorrhea, toothache, chest pain, urogenital infections
Ficus thonningii Blume	Leaves	Alkaloids, polyphenols, tannins, saponosides, flavonoids [21]	Antiprotozoal, antifungal, antihelmintic properties, analgesic effects, cardioprotective effects, hypoglycemic effects, antidiarrheal effects, acute, sub-chronic, chronic and cytotoxicity [22–24]
Chrysanthellum americanum(L.) Vatke	Leaves	Tannins, saponosides, flavonoids	Liver protection, antioxidant properties, antihypertensive activities [25]
Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill) Pierre ex Heckel	Bark	Tannins, saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, carotenoids, phenols, steroids, cardiac, glucoside, terpenoids [26]	Inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties, antioxidant activities [27]
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst) Baill	Bark	Flavonoids, polyphenolic compounds	—
Lannea kerstingii Engl K. Krauss	Bark	—	Antibacterial and anticonvulsant activity, cytotoxicity and antiproliferative effects [28]
Jatropha curcas	Leaves	Alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and terpenoids	Mouth infections, anticancerous properties, skin diseases, sores, muscular pain, malaria, antibiotic activity, buttons [29]
Jatropha gossypiifolia Linn	Leaves	Alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and terpenoids	Antihypertensive action, antimicrobial action, anti-inflammatory and analgesic action, healing action, antianemic, anticancer, malaria [30]
Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook. F.) Brenan	Seeds	Flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, cyanogenic glycosides, glycosides, and anthocyanins [31]
Fagara tesmannii Engl	Bark	Alkaloids, lignans, phenols, amide, acidic phenol, coumarins, saponosides, flavonoids [32]	Spermatogenesis, testosterone level and sperm transit, decreased body weight, decreased insulin resistance and hyperglycemia [33], antibacterial activities [34]
Curcuma longa	Rhizomes	Triterpenes, flavonoids, phenols, anthraquinones, saponins, anthrocyanines [35]	Antioxidant, antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties [36]; liver disease, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, hematuria, flatulence [37]