Evaluation of the alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of Nepalese medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Khadayat, Karan; Marasini, Bishnu P.; Gautam, Hira; Ghaju, Sajani; Parajuli, Niranjan

doi:10.1186/s40816-020-00179-8

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 List of plants selected for the study of α-amylase inhibitory potentials of their methanolic extracts

From: Evaluation of the alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of Nepalese medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

S. N.	Scientific Name	Local Name	Family	Inhibition^a(%)	Ethnobotanical use
1	Abrus precatorius L.	Ratigedi	Fabaceae	< 50	[27]
2	Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd.	Khayar	Fabaceae	89.9	[17, 28]
3	Acorus calamus L.	Bojho	Araceae	< 50	[29]
4	Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa	Bel	Rutaceae	< 50	[27, 30]
5	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Gheukumari	Asphodelaceae	< 50	[27, 31]
6	Amomum subulatum Roxb.	Alachi	Zingiberaceae	< 50	[29]
7	Azadirachta indica A. Juss.	Neem	Meliaceae	< 50	[17, 27]
8	Bauhinia variegata L.	Koiralo	Fabaceae	< 50	[28]
9	Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.	Chutro	Berberidaceae	< 50	[30]
10	Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don	Barmase	Apocynaceae	< 50	[31]
11	Cinnamomum tamala (Buch. -Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm.	Tejpat	Lauraceae	< 50	[29, 30]
12	Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry	Kyaamuna	Myrtaceae	< 50	[28]
13	Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt	Kundru	Cucurbitaceae	< 50	[32]
14	Dioscorea bulbifera L.	Bhyakur	Discoreaceae	58.7	[33]
15	Ficus benghalensis L.	Bar	Moraceae	< 50	[27, 34]
16	Ficus racemosa L.	Gular	Moraceae	< 50	[27, 34]
17	Ficus religiosa L.	Peepal	Moraceae	< 50	[27]
18	Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis	Chalne Sisno	Urticaceae	< 50	[35]
19	Holoptelea integrifolia Roxb. Planch	Kanju, Sano Pangro	Ulmaceae	< 50	[36]
20	Justicia adhatoda L.	Asuro	Acanthaceae	< 50	[27]
21	Momordica charantia L.	Tite Karela	Cucurbitaceae	< 50	[27, 32]
22	Murraya koenigii L. Spreng.	Mitho Neem, Mechiya Saag	Rutaceae	< 50	[30]
23	Nyctanthes arbortristis L.	Parijat	Oleaceae	< 50	[37]
24	Ocimum tenuiflorum L.	Kalo tulsi	Lamiaceae	< 50	[27]
25	Punica granatum L.	Anar	Punicaceae	< 50	[27]
26	Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.	Ashok	Fabaceae	< 50	[36]
27	Shorea robusta Gaertn.	Sal	Dipterocarpaceae	< 50	[28]
28	Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham.ex Wall.	Chiraito	Gentianaceae	63.5	[28, 38]
29	Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels	Fadel	Myrtaceae	< 50	[27]
30	Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.	Gurjo	Menispermaceae	< 50	[17]
31	Urtica parviflora Roxb.	Sisnoo	Urticaceae	< 50	[27]
32	Zanthoxylum armatum DC.	Timur	Rutaceae	< 50	[30]

^aAt 500 μg/mL

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