Table 1.
Total phenolic, total flavonoid and hydroxycinnamic acid contents of the six medicinal herbs.
| Herbs |
Total phenolics
(mg GAE/g DM) (1) |
Total flavonoids
(mg QE/g DM) (2) |
Hydroxycinnamic acids
(mg CAE/g DM) (3),(4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. amygdalina | 20.22 ± 0.03b | 4.82 ± 0.01d | 2.74 ± 0.01a |
| C. formosana | 18.17 ± 0.10c | 8.77 ± 0.99b | 1.63 ± 0.14c |
| C. nutans | 14.70 ± 0.08d | 2.07 ± 0.05e | 0.91 ± 0.01d |
| H. diffusa | 21.39 ± 0.36a | 6.30 ± 0.10c | 1.98 ± 0.01b |
| L. cardiaca | 12.13 ± 0.12e | 9.86 ± 0.15a | 2.01 ± 0.01b |
| P. bleo | 14.16 ± 0.15d | 1.83 ± 0.07e | 1.52 ± 0.01c |