Table 2.
Phytochemical screening of various extracts of Heliotropium bacciferum.
| Plant parts | Extracts | ALK | SAP | TAN | STE | TER | FLA | GLY | PHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | Crude | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| n-Hexane | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | |
| Ethyl acetate | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | |
| n-Butanol | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | |
| Aqueous | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | |
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| Stem | Crude | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| n-Hexane | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | |
| Ethyl acetate | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | |
| n-Butanol | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | |
| Aqueous | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | |
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| Roots | Crude | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| n-Hexane | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | |
| Ethyl acetate | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | |
| n-Butanol | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | |
| Aqueous | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | |
(+): present; (−): absent; ALK: alkaloids, SAP: saponins, TAN: tannin, STE: steroids, TER: terpenoids, FLA: flavonoids, GLY: glycosides, and PHE: phenols.