Table 3. Photochemical analysis of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and hydroalcoholic extracts of Ixora coccinea and Ixora alba leaves and flowers.
ICLPE: Ixora coccinea leaf petroleum ether; ICFPE: Ixora coccinea flower petroleum ether; IALPE: Ixora alba leaf petroleum ether; IAFPE: Ixora alba flower petroleum ether; ICLCE: Ixora coccinea leaf chloroform extract; ICFCE: Ixora coccinea flower chloroform extract; IALCE: Ixora alba leaf chloroform extract; IAFCE: Ixora alba flower chloroform extract; ICLEA: Ixora coccinea leaf ethyl acetate; ICFEA: Ixora coccinea flower ethyl acetate; IALEA: Ixora alba leaf ethyl acetate; IAFEA: Ixora alba flower ethyl acetate; ICLHA: Ixora coccinea leaf hydroalcoholic; ICFHA: Ixora coccinea flower hydroalcoholic; IALHA: Ixora alba leaf hydroalcoholic; IAFHA: Ixora alba flower hydroalcoholic; + indicates positive; − depicts negative
| Phytoconstituents | Petroleum ether extract | Chloroform extract | Ethyl acetate extract | Hydroalcoholic extract | |||||||||||||
| ICLPE | ICFPE | IALPE | IAFPE | ICLCE | ICFCE | IALCE | IAFCE | ICLEA | ICFEA | IALEA | IAFEA | ICLHA | ICFHA | IALHA | IAFHA | ||
| Alkaloid | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | |
| Carbohydrate | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Saponin | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | |
| Glycosides | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Phytosterols | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Phenols | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Tannins | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Flavonoids | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Proteins and amino acids | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Diterpene | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | |