Table 3 Summary of promising anti-malarial coumarins and xanthone derived from African flora
Compound class | Isolated metabolites | Plant species (Family) | Part of plant studied | Place of harvest (City, Country) | Author, Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coumarins | 72 and 73 | Vernonia brachycalyx (Asteraceae) | Roots | Cubukcu et al.[86] | |
74 | Toddalia asiatica (Rutaceae) | Roots | Rachuonyo District, Kenya | Oketch-Rabah et al. [88] | |
75 | Schefflera umbellifera (Araliaceae) | Leaves | Limpopo, South Africa | Mthembu et al. [89] | |
Xanthones | 76 and 77 | Hypericum lanceolatum (Hypericaceae) | Stem bark | Mt. Bamboutos, Cameroon | Zofou et al. [90] |
78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83 | Allanblackia monticola (Guttiferae) | Stem bark | Bagangté, Cameroon | Azebaze et al. [91] | |
84, 85 and 86 | Symphonia globulifera (Clusiaceae) | Seeds | Fundong, Cameroon | Ngouela et al. [92] | |
87, 88, 89 and 90 | Pentadesma butyracea (Guttiferae) | Fruit pericarp | Bazou, Cameroon | Lenta et al. [93] |