Research Article

Screening of Bioactivities and Toxicity of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl

Table 1

Preliminary phytochemical analysis of C. quercifolius Pohl methanolic extracts.

Class of metabolitesLMERMERBME

Phenols and tannins
Anthocyanins and anthocyanidins
Flavones, flavonols, xanthones, flavanones
Chalcones and aurones
Leucoanthocyanidins
Catechins (catechin tannins)
Steroids and triterpenoids
Saponins

+: presence; −: absence; LME: leaf methanolic extract; RME: root methanolic extract; RBME: root bark methanolic extract.