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Table 6 Reported biological activity of the plant species with FI value ≥70

From: Ethnobotanical knowledge of the lay people of Blouberg area (Pedi tribe), Limpopo Province, South Africa

Plant species

Relevant Biological activities reported by other authors

References

Blepharis diversispina

None reported

None Reported thus far.

Sclerocarrya birrea

Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-proliferative, anti-oxidant, pro-apoptotic, anti-diarrhoeal,

[54,55,56,57]

Elephantorrhiza burkei

Anti-microbial, Anti-inflammatory;

[37, 45]

Peltophorum africanum

Anti-HIV, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anthelmintic,

[58, 59]

Waltheria indica

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, anti-malarial, antiviral, antidiarrheal, analgesic anti-inflammatory

[60, 61]

Securidaca longipedunculata

Antimicrobial, anti-malarial, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-parasitic

[62]

Cissus quadrangularis

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, anti-malarial, antiviral, antidiarrheal, analgesic anti-inflammatory

[63]

Elephantorrhiza elephantina

Antimicrobial

[37]