Research Article
Bioactivities of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Alexandria
Table 1
Chemical composition of Asparagus aethiopicus and Citrullus colocynthis economic plant parts.
| Plant part | Chemical compound | Amount [mg 100 g−1] D.W. |
| Asparagus aethiopicus (Fruit) | Chlorogenic acid | | Gallic acid | | Syringic acid | | Quercetin | | Quercitrin | | Isoquercetin | | Robinin | |
| A. aethiopicus (tubers) | Chlorogenic acid | | Gallic acid | | Caffeic acid | | Protocatechuic acid | |
| A. aethiopicus (leaves) | Chlorogenic acid | | Gallic acid | | Caffeic acid | | Vanillic acid | | Robinin | | Apigenin | | Rutin | |
| Citrullus colocynthis (fruit coat) | Ferulic acid | | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid | | p-Hydroxybenzoic acid | | Hydroxycaffeic acid | | Caffeic acid | | p-Coumaric acid | | 6-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin | | Syringic acid | | Phenylalanine | |
| C. colocynthis (fruit flesh) | Ferulic acid | | p-Hydroxybenzoic acid | | Hydroxycaffeic acid | | Caffeic acid | | p-Coumaric acid | |
| C. colocynthis (Seeds) | Ferulic acid | | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid | | p-Hydroxybenzoic acid | | Hydroxycaffeic acid | | Caffeic acid | | p-Coumaric acid | | Protocatechuic acid | | Syringic acid | | Phenylalanine | |
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