Bioactivities of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Alexandria

Table 2

Chemical composition of Senna alexandrina, Brassica juncea, and Curcuma longa economic plant parts.

Plant part	Chemical compound	Amount [mg 100 g^−1] D.W.
Senna alexandrina  (pods or fruits)	Gallic acid	15.94 ± 0.64
	Gentisic acid	363.21 ± 18.64
	Caffeic acid	13.34 ± 0.51
	Neochlorogenic acid	65.15 ± 3.72
	Protocatechuic acid	31.52 ± 1.86
	Syringic acid	5.88 ± 0.23
	Vanillic acid	5.06 ± 0.09
	Epigallocatechin	187.50 ± 0.20
	Benzoic acid	369.15 ± 15.89
	6-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin	62.72 ± 3.70
	Cynaroside	73.28 ± 2.82
	Kaempferol	137.74 ± 0.52
	Quercetin	80.06 ± 3.20
	Isoquercetin	195.15 ± 7.41
	Luteolin	22.81 ± 1.34
	Rhamnetin	291.30 ± 8.73
	Psoralene	20.93 ± 0.27
	Isorhamnetin	51.31 ± 0.99
Brassica juncea (seeds)	Chlorogenic acid	45.03 ± 4.53
	Gallic acid	9.14 ± 0.06
	Ferulic acid	9.49 ± 0.11
	Caffeic acid	5.21 ± 0.31
	Neochlorogenic acid	18.60 ± 0.02
	Syringic acid	2.04 ± 0.22
	Vanillic acid	4.46 ± 0.08
	Esculin	294.90 ± 0.63
	Umbelliferone	277.27 ± 9.69
	Sinapic acid	5.13 ± 4.32
	Epigallocatechin	45.12 ± 0.03
Curcuma longa L. (roots)	Ferulic acid	15.04 ± 1.49
	3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid	33.26 ± 0.51
	p-Hydroxybenzoic acid	2.77 ± 0.39
	Hydroxycaffeic acid	64.40 ± 1.60
	p-Coumaric acid	8.11 ± 2.62
	Protocatechuic acid	2.93 ± 0.03
	Syringic acid	2.22 ± 0.01