The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Table 2

Qualitative phytochemical analysis of methanol extract of plant samples.
Groups of compoundsAK1AK2AK3AK4AK5AK6AK7AK8AK9AK10
Alkaloids+++−−−+−−−
Coumarins−−−+−−−−−−
Flavonoids++++−−−−−−
Glycosides−+++−+++++
Polyphenols−−+−+−−+−−
Quinones−−−+++−+−+
Reducing sugars+++−−+−+−+
Saponins++−++−−−−−
Terpenoids++++++++++
+The presence and −the absence. AK1 = Neolamarckia cadamba, AK2 = Desmostachya bipinnata, K3 = Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, AK4 = Phoenix humilis, AK5 = Pogostemon benghalensis, AK6 = Equisetum debile, AK7 = Litsea monopetala, AK8 = Spilanthes uliginosa Swartz, AK9 = Mallotus philippensis (seed), and AK10 = Mallotus philippensis (seed cover).