Table 3. Phytochemical analysis of PNME.
| Sample | Tests | Phytochemicals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenol | Flavonoid | Tannin | Carbohydrate | Ascorbic acid | Alkaloid | Anthra | Terpen | Gly | Sap | ||
| PNME | Qualitative | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Quantitative | 331.62 ± 4.21 | 155.06 ± 1.36 | 19.17 ± 0.03 | 33.01 ± 0.11 | 10.03 ± 0.23 | 114.52 ± 1.95 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
Anthra- Anthraquinone, Terpen-Terpenoids, Gly-Glycoside, Sap-Saponin. Total phenolics (mg/100 mg extract gallic acid equivalent), Total flavonoids (mg/100 mg extract quercetin equivalent), Tannin (mg/100 mg extract catechin equivalent), Carbohydtrate (mg/100 mg extract glucose equivalent), Ascorbic acid (mg/100 mg extract L-ascorbic acid equivalent), Alkaloid (mg/100 mg extract reserpine equivalent), “+” represents presence of the phytoconstituent; “-” represents absence of the phytoconstituent. “ND” represents Not Determined.