Research Article

A Comparative Study of Diospyros malabarica (Gaub) Extracts in Various Polarity-Dependent Solvents for Evaluation of Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities

Table 4

Comprehensive view of phytochemical constituents in D. malabarica.

SolventsExtractTanninSaponinFlavonoidTerpenoid

Petroleum etherBark++++
Dichloro methane++++
Ethyl acetate++++
Ethanol+++++
Methanol++++++++
Aqueous++++
Petroleum etherStem+++
Dichloro methane++
Ethyl acetate+++
Ethanol++
Methanol++
Aqueous++
Petroleum etherLeave+++
Dichloro methane++++
Ethyl acetate+++
Ethanol+++
Methanol+++
Aqueous+++
Petroleum etherUnripe fruit++++
Dichloro methane++++
Ethyl acetate++++
Ethanol++++
Methanol++++
Aqueous++++
Petroleum etherRipe fruit+++
Dichloro methane+
Ethyl acetate++++
Ethanol+++
Methanol++++++
Aqueous++
Petroleum etherRoot++
Dichloro methane+++
Ethyl acetate++
Ethanol++++
Methanol++++
Aqueous+++

+: low color intensity, +++: high color intensity; -: absence of coloration.