Table 1.

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of different solvents' extracts of S. aromaticum flower buds.

Extract solvent	TPC (mg GAE/g)	TFC (mg CtE/g)
Chloroform extract (CE)	6.23 ± 1.09c	5.63 ± 1.08c
Ethyl acetate extract (EAE)	7.98 ± 1.25bc	5.83 ± 1.17c
Methanol extract (ME)	10.74 ± 2.00b	13.25 ± 1.95b
Aqueous extract (AQE)	19.11 ± 2.76a	15.32 ± 1.53a

Note: the values are mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Small letter superscripts compare means in a column. Means with similar letters are not varied significantly, whereas means with different letters are significantly varied at p < 0.05. GAE: gallic acid equivalents; CtE: catechin equivalents.