Prosopis juliflora is a shrub belonging to the Mimosaceae family. P. juliflora has astringent, antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal properties [25,26]. The extracts of P. juliflora seeds and leaves were well studied for several in vitro pharmacological effects such as antibacterial [27], antifungal [28,29] and anti-inflammatory properties [28,30]. These properties have been attributed to piperidine alkaloids [31]. The main alkaloids including the juliflorine and julifloricine of P. juliflora were isolated by Ahmad et al. [32] and their antibacterial and antifungal activities have also been reported [33,34]. The flavonoid patulitrin isolated from its flowers and fruits showed significant activity
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