Table 4.
Contents of total polyphenols, flavonoids, and catechic tannins in aqueous and organic extracts of the aerial part of Haloxylon scoparium.
| Extracts | Total phenolic content (µg GAE mg−1E) | Total flavonoid content (µg QE mg−1E) | Total catechic tannin content (µg CE mg−1E) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueous | Decocted | 6.83 ± 0.04a | 306.59 ± 4.35a | 3.78 ± 0.35a,b,c,e |
| Infused | 3.81 ± 0.21a,b | 228.67 ± 10.87b | 1.1 ± 0.13a,c | |
| Macerated | 3.96 ± 0.07a,b | 135.78 ± 3.57c | 2.25 ± 0.12a,b,c | |
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| Organic | Methanol | 161.65 ± 1.52c | 612.47 ± 10.10d | 6.02 ± 0.11b |
| Macerated methanol | 147.11 ± 6.11d | 641.03 ± 7.8d | 0.26 ± 0.2c | |
| Ethyl acetate | 54.24 ± 2.70e | 416.73 ± 10.18e | 23.69 ± 0.6d | |
| Chloroform | 49.42 ± 1.02e | 263.25 ± 2.59b | 21.25 ± 2.25d | |
| Petroleum ether | 11.30 ± 1.58b,f | 168.3 ± 7.91c | 7.55 ± 1.18b,e | |
All results expressed are mean of three individual replicates (n = 3 ± SEM). Values with the same letter superscript in the same row are not significantly different (p < 0.05).