Table 4. Results of the phytochemical tests carried out on the ethanolic extracts of the species Bidens pilosa L. and Croton floccosus obtained with Soxhlet extraction.
Alkaloids | Reducing sugars | Phenols | Flavonoids | Tannins | Saponins | |
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Ethanolic extract of Bidens pilosa L. obtained by Soxhlet | + | + | + + | + | + + | + |
Ethanol extract of Croton floccosus obtained by Soxhlet | + + | - | + + | + | + + | + |