Table 1.

Phytochemical components detected in the crude extracts of Carica papaya seed.

Extract	Saponins	Tannins	Terpenoids	Flavonoids	Alkaloids	Glycosides	Steroids	Phenols
Hexane	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+
Methanol	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+
Ethyl acetate	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+
Aqueous	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+

Key: +: Present; -: Absent.