Table 3.

Qualitative results of Selected Group of Secondary metabolites present in B. abyssinica extracts and fractions.

Extractor Solvents	Plant parts	Group of Secondary Metabolites Tested
		Tannin	Phenol	Flavonoid	Alkaloid	Saponin	Antioxidant
Petroleum ether	Stem bark	+	+	–	–	+	+
	Root	–	–	–	–	–	+
	Leaf	–	–	–	–	–	+
Dichloromethane	Stem bark	+	–	–	–	–	+
	Root	–	–	–	–	–	+
	Leaf	–	–	–	–	–	+
Ethyl acetate	Stem bark	+	+	+	–	+	+
	Root	+	+	+	–	+	+
	Leaf	+	+	+	–	+	+
Ethanol	Stem bark	+	+	+	–	–	+
	Root	+	+	–	–	–	+
	Leaf	+	+	+	–	+	+

Key: + = indicates presence of secondary metabolites and - = indicates absence of secondary metabolites.