Table 2.
Phytochemical screening performed on powder, aqueous, and organic extracts of aerial part of Anabasis aretioïdes.
| Plant and extract | Cathechic tannins | Gallic tannins | Flavonoids | Saponines | Alkaloids | Sterols | Anthaceno-sides | Anthraquinone | Free quinones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder from vegetable material | +++ | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Decocted | + | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Infused | + | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Macerated | + | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Methanol | +++ | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Macerated methanol | +++ | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Ethyl acetate | +++ | − | − | ++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Chloroform | − | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
| Petroleum ether | − | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | − | − |
+++: very abundant ++: moderately abundant +: present −: absent