Table 1 Reported ethnomedicinal uses of Laggera aurita
Ethnomedicinal use | Plant part | Location of reported use | References | Confirmed pharmacological activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibacterial | Leaf, whole plant, volatile oil, aerial part | Not specified | Egharevba et al. (2010), Greff et al. (2006), Magaji and Malami (2018), Shahwar et al. (2012) | Confirmed (Ref) |
Antispasmodic | Not specified | India (Singh and Mittal (2015) | Not confirmed | |
Atherosclerosis | Essential oil | Not specified | Not confirmed | |
Asthma | Not specified | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Not confirmed | |
Bronchitis | Not specified | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Magaji and Malami (2018) | Not confirmed |
Cancer | Essential oil | Not specified | Edris (2007), Guragi et al. (2018), Magaji and Malami (2018) | Not confirmed |
Constipation/laxative | Not specified | India (Singh and Mittal 2015) | Dantanko and Malann (2020), Getahun et al. (2019), Olurishe and Mati (2014), Singh and Mittal (2015) | Not confirmed |
Diuretic | Not specified | India (Singh and Mittal 2015) | (Singh and Mittal, 2015) | Not confirmed |
Dysentery | Not specified | India (Singh and Mittal 2015) | Dantanko and Malann (2020), Getahun et al. (2019), Olurishe and Mati (2014), Salisu et al. (2014), Singh and Mittal (2015) | Not confirmed |
Dyspepsia | Not specified | Africa (Getahun et al. 2019) | Getahun et al. (2019), Olurishe and Mati (2014), Salisu et al. (2015) | Not confirmed |
Epilepsy | Leaf | Nigeria (Malami et al. (2016) | Getahun et al. (2019), Guragi et al. (2018), Magaji and Malami (2018), Muhammad and Sani (2018) | Confirmed (Ref) |
Fever | Leaf | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Confirmed (Ref) | |
Grain preservation | Not specified | Cameroon | Egharevba et al. (2010) | Not confirmed |
Indigestion | Not specified | Not specified | Julde et al. (2017) | Not confirmed |
Inflammation | Whole plant | Africa (Getahun et al. 2019) | Getahun et al. (2019), Olurishe and Mati (2014), Salisu et al. (2015), Shahwar et al. (2012) | Confirmed (Ref) |
Insect repellant | Essential oil | Confirmed (Ref) | ||
Nasal congestion | Not specified | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Not confirmed | |
Malaria | Leaf, essential oil | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014), Nigeria (Egharevba et al. 2010) | Confirmed (Ref) | |
Pain | Whole plant | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Confirmed (Ref) | |
Stomatitis | Not specified | Burkina Faso (Diabala et al. 2014) | Not confirmed | |
Thrombosis | Essential oil | Not specified | Not confirmed | |
Wound healing | Not specified | Africa (Getahun et al. 2019) | Getahun et al. (2019), Julde et al. (2017), Salisu et al. (2015) | Not confirmed |