Research Article

Bioactivities of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Alexandria

Table 3

Chemical composition of Cymbopogon citratus, Gasteria pillansii, and Kalanchoe delagoensis economic plant parts.

Plant partChemical compoundAmount [mg 100 g−1] D.W.

Cymbopogon citratus (leaves)Chlorogenic acid49.98 ± 0.62
Cinnamic acid50.44 ± 0.03
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid60.21 ± 0.60
Caffeic acid8.74 ± 0.02
Protocatechuic acid4.36 ± 0.02
Vanillic acid2.95 ± 0.03
Rutin155.52 ± 0.32

Gasteria pillansii/G. maculata (leaves)Cinnamic acid4.80 ± 1.23
Ferulic acid67.62 ± 2.25
Gallic acid15.04 ± 0.01
Ferulic acid27.15 ± 0.05
p-Coumaric acid14.11 ± 5.54
Quercetin65.81 ± 4.50
Isoquercetin8.04 ± 0.89
Quercitrin83.08 ± 11.05
Rutin41.83 ± 5.04

Kalanchoe delagoensis L. or Bryophyllum delagoense L. (leaves)Ferulic acid25.92 ± 0.12
Gallic acid152.21 ± 0.45
Caffeic acid65.28 ± 0.71
Protocatechuic acid32.38 ± 0.11
Syringic acid11.90 ± 0.62
Trifoline873.63 ± 2.82
Kaempferol-7 o-rhamnoside47.65 ± 0.42
Kaempferol207.41 ± 0.94
Quercetin89.86 ± 1.49
Isoquercetin120.58 ± 1.01
Robinin125.69 ± 1.98
Quercitrin155.65 ± 0.88