Skip to main content

Table 5 List of plant species and parts used for preparing aqueous extracts for phytochemical screening

From: Traditional knowledge and phytochemical screening of plants used in snakebite prevention in Benin

S/N

Botanical name

Part used

RFC

1

Annona senegalensis Pers

Leaves

35.14

2

Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen

Leaves

32.77

3

Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh

Leaves

29.39

4

Chenopodium ambrosioides L

Whole plant

8.45

5

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Leaves

7.09

6

Ocimum gratissimum L

Leaves

6.08

7

Allium cepa L

Bulb

5.74

8

Tamarindus indica L

Leaves

4.73

9

Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Benth

Leaves

4.73

10

Momordica charantia L

Whole plant

4.39