Study of the Phytochemical Composition, the Antioxidant and the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Two Sub-Saharan Plants: Piliostigma reticulatum and Piliostigma thonningii

Table 1

Results of phytochemical screening of the composition of Piliostigma reticulatum and Piliostigma thonningii leaves.

	Petroleum ether		DCM		DCM/methanol		Methanol
	P. thonningii	P. reticulatum	P. thonningii	P. reticulatum	P. thonningii	P. reticulatum	P. thonningii	P. reticulatum
Polyphenols	+	+	+	+	+++	++	+++	+++
Tannins	−	−	+	+	++	++	+++	++
Flavonoids	−	+	+	+	++	++	++	++
Alkaloids	−	−	−	+	+	++	++	++
Sterols	+	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
Terpenoids	−	−	−	+	−	+	−	+
Saponosides	−	−	+	−	+	−	+	−

−: not detected; +: rare; ++: abundant; +++: very abundant.