Evaluation of the Possible Mechanisms of Antihypertensive Activity of Loranthus micranthus: An African Mistletoe

Table 3

Phytochemical screening of fractions recovered from Loranthus micranthus methanolic leaf extract.

	Fractions
Phytoconstituent	NBF-LMME	WF-LMME	CF-LMME	EA-LMME
Flavonoids	−	−	−	+
Terpenoids	+++	++	+	−
Tannins	+	+	++	+
Phenolics	+	+	++	+
Saponin	−	+	−	−
Anthraquinones	−	−	−	−
Cardiac glycosides	−	−	−	−
Steroids	++	+	−	−
Reducing sugars	+	++	+	+

Abundance indicator: +++ = Highly present; ++ = Moderately present; + = Lowly present; − = Absent.