Table 2.

Preliminary phytochemical screening of some traditional medicinal plants, KMU, 2020

Scientific name (parts)	Solvent used	Major phytochemicals in crude extract of medicinal plants
		Saponin	Tannins	Alkaloids	Terpenoids	Anthraquinone	Flavonoids	Phenolic	Cardiac glycoside
C. englerianum (fruit)	Methanol	+	++	+++	+	+	+++	+++	++
	Aqueous	–	++	++	+	–	+	+++	++
E. depauperata (Bark)	Methanol	+++	–	++	+	+	+++	+	+
	Aqueous	++	–	+	–	++	++	++	–
L. adoensis (Leaf)	Methanol	++	+	+++	+	+++	++	+	–
	Aqueous	–	+	+	–	+	++	+	+
D.penninervium (Leaf)	Methanol	+++	+	+++	+	++	+++	–	++
	Aqueous	+	+++	++	+	++	+	–	+
C. pustulatus (Root)	Methanol	+	++	–	–	++	+	++	+
	Aqueous	+	_	–	+	+	+	+	++
R. abyssinicus (Root)	Methanol	++	+	+	++	+++	+	++	–
	Aqueous	+++	+	++	+	++	–	++	+

+++ = Appreciable amount, ++ = Moderate amount, + = Trace amount, − = Not detected