Table 1. Preliminary qualitative phytochemical analysis of various alcoholic and aqueous extracts of leaf and root parts of H. radicata.
| Plant constituents | Petroleum ether |
Chloroform |
Ethyl acetate |
Methanol |
Water |
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| L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | |
| Alkaloids | - | - | + | +++ | - | - | +++ | ++ | + | - |
| Cardiac glycosides | + | - | - | +++ | - | +++ | + | +++ | + | - |
| Flavonoids | - | - | - | - | - | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ |
| Glycosides | - | - | - | - | + | + | +++ | +++ | - | - |
| Phenols | - | - | - | - | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | - |
| Resins | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Saponins | - | - | + | - | - | +++ | +++ | + | - | - |
| Steroids | - | +++ | - | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
| Tannins | + | - | - | - | + | ++ | +++ | ++ | - | - |
| Terpenoids | - | ++ | - | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
| Triterpenoids | - | ++ | + | +++ | ++ | + | + | + | ++ | - |
+++: highly present, ++: moderately present, +: Low, -: absent. L: leaf extract, R: root extract.