Table 3.
Scientific names | Part used | Yield (%) | Physical aspect | Phytochemical composition | ||||||||
Alkaloids | Flavonoids | Phenols | Tannins | Anthraquinones | Anthocyanins | Triterpenes | Sterols | Saponins | ||||
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Picralima nitida | Fruits | 13.56 | Brown paste | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + |
Seeds | 17.27 | Brown paste | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | |
Citrus medica | Fruits | 14.06 | Brown paste | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Allium sativum | Dry bulbs | 18.99 | Yellow powder | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Fresh bulbs | 4.04 | Brown powder | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
Buchholzia coriacea | Seeds | 6.36 | Brown paste | + | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − |
Cola acuminata | Seeds | 8.81 | Brown paste | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + |
Garcinia kola | Seeds | 13.56 | Dark brown paste | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + |
Garcinia lucida | Seeds | 23.92 | Brown paste | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − |
Carica papaya | Seeds | 6.33 | Oily paste | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Allium cepa | Fresh bulbs | 18.93 | Brown paste | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
Dry bulbs | 49.26 | Brown paste | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
(+): present; (−): absent; *The yield was calculated as the ratio of the mass of the obtained methanol extract/mass of the plant powder or fresh sample.