Table 4.

Retardation factor results for the phenolic compounds.

Compound	RF values	Ethanolic extract	Aqueous extract
Catechin Cat	0.7241	0.7241	0.7241
Caffeic acid Ca	0.8620	0.8620	0.8620
Chlorogenic acid Ch1	0.4827	0.4827	0.4827
Chlorogenic acid Ch2	0.7356	0.7356	0.7356
Gallic acid G	0.8045	0.8045	0.8045
Epicatechin Ep	0.7412	0.7412	0.7412
Hydroquinone H1	0.5747	0.5747	0.5747
Hydroquinone H2	0.97701	0.97701	—
Paracumaric acid Pc	0.9310	0.9310	0.9310
Pyrogallol P	0.8505	0.8505	0.8505
Other phenolic compounds in the plant extracts		0.29	0.27