Table 1.
Phytochemical constituents of F. olivieri methanol extract and its fractions
| Phytochemical constituents |
Extract and fractions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOM | FOH | FOC | FOE | FOB | FOA | |
| Tannins |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Saponins |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Flavonoids |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Alkaloids |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Cardiac glycosides |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Terpenoids |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Phlobatannins |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Coumarins |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Anthraquinones | - | - | - | - | - | - |
+, present; -, absent.
FOM; F. olivieri methanol extract, FOH; F. olivieri n-hexane fraction, FOC; F. olivieri chloroform fraction, FOE; F. olivieri ethyl acetate fraction, FOB; F. olivieri n-butanol fraction, FOA; F. olivieri residual aqueous fraction.