Research Article

Cognitive-Enhancing, Ex Vivo Antilipid Peroxidation and Qualitative Phytochemical Evaluation of the Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Lonchocarpus eriocalyx (Harms.)

Table 2

Qualitative phytochemical profiles of the aqueous and methanolic stem bark extracts of L. eriocalyx.

PhytochemicalMethanolic extractAqueous extract

Alkaloids+
Cardenolide glycosides++
Anthracene glycosides (anthraquinones)
Coumarins++
Tannins+
Terpenoids
Phenols++
Steroids++
Saponins++
Flavonoids++

+ = present; − = absent.