Table 2.
Qualitative analysis of phytochemicals of the methanolic extracts of seven medicinal plants.
| Phytochemical groups | Plant extracts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hd | Lm | Tm | Cs | Am | Cb | Pp | |
| Alkaloids | − | + | − | + | − | + | − |
| Phenols | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Flavonoids | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Saponins | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| Triterpenes | + | + | − | − | + | − | + |
| Steroids | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Anthraquinone | − | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Tannins | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
+: presence of phytochemicals, −: absence of phytochemicals, Hd: H. decumbens, Lm: L. macrocarpa, Tm: T. mauritianum, Cs: C. stelluliferum, Am: A. manniana, Cb: C. bougheyanum, Pp: P. peduncularis.