“…The leaves of G. gynandra are also high in proteins and fatty acids ( Mnzava, 1990 ; Van Der Walt et al, 2009 ), as well as essential amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, valine). Furthermore, spider plant has a variety of health-promoting secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins, glucosinolates, aldehydes, ketones, sesquiterpenes, and several other phenolic compounds ( Neugart et al., 2017 ; Sogbohossou et al., 2020 ; Somers et al., 2020 ; Chataika et al., 2022 ) with various therapeutic applications (plant extracts, drugs, etc.). The species is a valuable resource for the pharmaceutical industry because its extracts have antimicrobial (fungi and bacteria), anthelmintic ( Ajaiyeoba et al., 2001 ), antimalarial ( Igoli et al., 2016 ), hepatoprotective ( Lakshmi Narsimhulu et al., 2019 ), antiarthritic ( Narendhirakannan et al., 2005 ), antioxidant, anti-inflammatory ( Chandradevan et al., 2020 ), immunomodulatory ( Kori et al., 2009 ), antinociceptive ( Ghogare et al., 2009 ), anticancer ( Bala et al., 2010 ), antidiabetic ( Ravichandra et al., 2014 ), and vasodilatory ( Runnie et al., 2004 ) properties.…”