Table 1.
Phytochemical composition of EA and ET lotus petal extracts based on HPTLC chromatograms.
| Phytochemical | Lotus Petal Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethyl Acetate | Ethyl Alcohol | |
| Alkaloids | ||
| Neferine | − | − |
| Other | + | + |
| Steroids | ||
| Β-sitosterol | +/− | +/− |
| Others | + | + |
| Phenolics | ||
| Quercetin | + | + |
| Kaempferol | + | + |
| Chlorogenic Acid | − | − |
| Rutin | − | − |
| Caffeic Acid | +/− | − |
| Gallic Acid | − | − |
| Catechin | − | − |
| Ferulic Acid | − | − |
| Others | + | + |
+, −, and +/−, respectively, denote detectable colorimetric or fluorescence reactions, no detectable reaction, and unclear reaction.