Table 3.
Phytochemical evaluation of the fourteen extracts of eleven medicinal plants of Bangladesh.
| Plants | Part used | % yield | Red. sug.a | Alk.b | Str.c | Tan.d | Gum | Flv.e | Sap.f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baccaurea ramiflora | Leaves | 5.00 | − | + | + | + | + | − | − |
| Baccaurea ramiflora | Bark | 3.00 | + | + | − | + | − | + | + |
| Cnicus arvensis | Aerial part | 3.17 | NDg | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Commelina benghalensis | Aerial part | 3.00 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Hoya parasitica | Stem | 3.08 | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| Hygrophila spinosa | Seeds | 12.0 | + | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| Litsea glutinosa | Leaves | 2.90 | − | + | + | + | − | − | − |
| Malpighia coccigera | Leaves | 4.92 | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
| Melastoma malabathricum | Leaves | 9.09 | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
| Melastoma malabathricum | Stem | 3.22 | + | + | − | + | − | − | − |
| Pseudelephantopus spicatus | Aerial part | 3.4 | − | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| Thuja occidentalis | Leaves | 2.57 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − |
| Thuja occidentalis | Bark | 5.25 | − | + | + | + | − | + | + |
| Viscum orientale Willd. | Aerial part | 4.35 | + | + | − | + | − | + | − |
aReducing sugar, balkaloid, csteroid, dtannin, eflavonoid, fsaponin, and gnot done.