Table 6.

Percentages of total sterols as β- sitosterol and total flavonoids as rutin in the bioactive fractions and their hydrogel formulations

Tested substance	Total sterols as β-sitosterol (%)	Total flavonoids as rutin (%)
Pet-B	17.72 ± 1.2	–
Pet-B-CLN	15.08 ± 0.9	–
F1	17.1 ± 1.1	–
F2	13.31 ± 0.8	–
Etac-B	–	17 ± 1.2
Etac-B-CLN	–	15.73 ± 0.6
F3	–	16 ± 0.7
F4	–	16.18 ± 0.5

Pet-B Petroleum ether fraction, Pet-B-CLN Petroleum ether fraction encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles, F1 Hydrogel containing Pet-B fraction, F2 Hydrogel containing Pet-B-CLN, Etac-B Ethyl acetate fraction, Etac-B-CLN Etac fraction encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles, F3 Hydrogel containing Etac-B fraction, F4 Hydrogel containing chitosan Etac-B-CLN