Table 3.
Phytochemical constituents of various solvent extracts of Artemisia parviflora
| Phytochemicals Screened |
Extracts |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethyl Acetate | Ethanol | Methanol | Chloroform | N- Hexane | Petroleum Ether | Acetone | |
| Alkaloids |
+ |
++ |
++ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Steroids |
++ |
+ |
++ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Terpenoids |
++ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
| Diterpenoids |
++ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
++ |
- |
- |
| Triterpenoids |
++ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
++ |
- |
- |
| Flavonoids |
+ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Tannins |
- |
+ |
++ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Phenols |
+ |
+ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Glycosides |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Saponin |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Amino acid |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Carbohydrates |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hydrolysable Tannins |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Phlobatannins |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Resins |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Quinones |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Volatile oils |
+ |
+ |
++ |
++ |
++ |
+ |
+ |
| Anthraquinones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(++) detected abundant, (+) detected, (−) not detected.