Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Cytotoxicity and Modes of Action of the Methanol Extracts of Six Cameroonian Medicinal Plants against Multidrug-Resistant Tumor Cells

Table 2

Chemical constituents and extraction yield of the studied plant extracts.
Studied samples Phytochemical constituents
AlkaloidsAnthocyaninsAnthraquinonesFlavonoidsPhenolsSaponinsTanninsSterolsTriterpenes
Allanblackia gabonensis          
 Leaves++−++−+−−
 Stem bark+++++++−+
 Root bark+++++++−+
 Fruits++−++++−+
Anonidium mannii          
 Leaves+−−−+++++
Gladiolus quartinianus          
 Whole plant++−++−+++
Peperomia fernandopoiana          
 Whole plant++−++−++−
Ricinodendron heudelotii          
 Leaves+−−−+++−+
 Stem bark++−++−+−−
Vepris soyauxii          
 Leaves++−++++++
 Stem bark+++++++−+
 Roots bark++−++++−+
(+): present; (−): absent.