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With an IC50 value of 208 \u03bcg\/mL<jats:italic>, P. americana<\/jats:italic> showed the maximum amount of inhibition, according to the results, while T. catappa showed a somewhat lower degree of inhibition at 236 \u03bcg\/mL<jats:italic>. P. americana<\/jats:italic> exhibited the highest degree of \u03b1-amylase inhibition, with an IC50 value of 312 \u00b5g\/mL. <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> showed the strongest DPPH radical scavenging activity, while T. conophorum showed the highest ABTS radical scavenging activity. <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> showed the strongest effectiveness in neutralising hydrogen peroxide. In tests using human red blood cells, <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> showed the strongest inhibition of RBC hemolysis. While <jats:italic>P. americana<\/jats:italic> showed higher concentrations of copper, manganese, potassium, and calcium, <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> showed higher magnesium concentrations. <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> had considerably higher levels of ash, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates than <jats:italic>T. conophorum<\/jats:italic>, which had the highest quantity of crude fibre, according to proximate analysis. Molecular docking experiments have revealed that plant extracts from <jats:italic>P. americana, T. conophorum<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>T. catappa<\/jats:italic> have substantial binding affinities towards \u03b1-glucosidase and amylase. Pseudococaine, M-(1-methylbutyl) phenylmethylcarbamate, o-xylene, and 1-deoxynojirimycin were the four compounds that showed binding affinities that were higher than those of acarbose. Acarbose and nitrate were not as compatible with docking scores as compared to the compounds dimethyl phthalate, pseudococaine, M-(1-Methylbutyl)phenyl methylcarbamate, 2-chloro-3-oxohexanedioic acid, and methyl 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzoate. 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