Review Article

Pandanus odoratissimus (Kewda): A Review on Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Nutritional Aspects

Table 3

Phytochemical extracts and their characteristics.

Extracts% dry wt. in g.ColourOdourConsistency

Alcoholic11.48Blackish greenOwn characteristicSticky

Successive extraction
Petroleum Ether (40–60°C)2.08Dark brownOwn characteristicWaxy
Chloroform2.66Dark GreenOwn characteristicPowder
Ethyl acetate1.91Brownish yellowOwn characteristicSticky
n-Butanol2.11BrownOwn characteristicSticky
Methanol8.24Reddish BrownOwn characteristicSticky