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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