Table 3.

Quantification of secondary metabolites in different extracts of flowers of Bombax ceiba L.

Entry	Extract	Polyphenols (mg/g)	Flavonoids (mg/g)	Glycosaponins (mg/g)	Polysaccharides (mg/g)
1	PBC	3.33 ± 1.53	1.89 ± 1.39	21.67 ± 1.24	0.005 ± 0.01
2	CBC	11.33 ± 0.58	23.66 ± 1.76	32.8 ± 0.75	0.013 ± 0.02
3	MBC	52.00 ± 2.64	35.22 ± 0.38	72.26 ± 1.05	0.147 ± 0.01
4	EBC	91.00 ± 1.00	9.22 ± 1.02	43.90 ± 0.30	0.090 ± 0.03
5	WBC	120.33 ± 2.31	60.77 ± 1.02	60.26 ± 1.20	0.167 ± 0.02

Note: PBC: petroleum ether extract of Bombax ceiba L. flower; CBC: chloroform extract of Bombax ceiba L. flower; MBC: methanol extract of Bombax ceiba L. flower; EBC: ethanol extract of Bombax ceiba L. flower; WBC: water extract of Bombax ceiba L. flower.