Table 1.

Preliminary phytochemical analysis of M. elengi bark

Chemical constituents	Petroleum ether extract	Chloroform extract	Alcohol extract
Flavonoids	–	+	+
Glycosides	–	–	+
Sterols	+	+	–
Saponins	–	–	+
Phenolic compounds	–	–	+
Alkaloids	+	+	+

+ = Present; – = absent.