Table 1.

Qualitative Analysis of Euphorbia helioscopia

No	Phytochemicals	MthEh	EthEh	AqEh
1	Alkaloids	+ +	+ + +	+ +
2	Phenols	+ + +	+ +	+
3	Anthraquinones	–	–	–
4	Flavonoids	+ + +	+ +	+
5	Reducing sugar	+	+ +	–
6	Saponins	+	+	–
7	Terpenoids	–	+	+
8	Steroids	+	+	–
9	Tannins	+ +	+ +	+

(+++); Strongly positive, (++); moderately positive, (+); weakly positive, (−): not detected

MthEh Methanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia, EthEh Ethanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia, AqEh Aqueous extract of Euphorbia helioscopia