Table 1.
Phytochemical constituents of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts.
| Phytochemicals/ Compounds |
P. guajava | M. charantia | A. cordifolia | M. arboreus | J. flava | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aq. | Eth. | Aq. | Eth. | Aq. | Eth. | Aq. | Eth. | Aq. | Eth. | |
| Saponins | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | - |
| Phenolics | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Reducing sugar | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Flavonoids | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polyuronides | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiac Glycosides | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthracenosides | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Triterpenes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phytosterol | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| Alkaloids | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. guajava: Psidium guajava, M. charantia: Momordica charantia, A. cordifolia: Alchornea cordifolia, M. arboreus: Myrianthus arboreus, J. flava: Justicia flava; Aq. represents aqueous extracts, Eth. represents ethanolic extracts; + indicates detection of phytochemical agents; - indicate non-detection or absence of phytochemical agents.