Table 2.

Some phytochemicals detected in Ocimum gratissimum leaf fractions.

S/N	Phytochemicals	Leaf Fraction
		n-Hexane	Chloroform	Ethyl-Acetate	n-Butanol	Aqueous
1	Alkaloids	+	+	+	++	−
2	Carbohydrate	+	+	+	++	+
3	Anthraquinones	−	−	−	−	−
4	Glycoside	+	+	++	+	+
5	Flavonoids	−	++	+	++	+
6	Polyphenols	+	+	+	++	−
7	Saponins	−	−	−	++	+
8	Steroids	+	+	+	−	−
9	Tannins	−	−	−	+	+
10	Terpenoids	−	+	−	+	−

(+++): Highly present; (++): Moderately present; (+): Present; (−): Absent/Not detected.