Table 1.

Phytochemical screening of dried leaves and methanol extracts of J. flava (JFL) and L. welwitschii (LWL).

Secondary metabolites	Alkaloids	Saponins	Flavonoids	Steroids	Carbohydrates	Sapogenetic glycosides	Tannins (% w/w)
Plant material/extract
JFL leaf	+	−	+	+	+	+	0.94
LWL leaf	+	−	+	+	+	+	0.58

+: presence of secondary metabolite; −: absence of secondary metabolites.