Biochemical and Histological Evidence on the Protective Effects of Allium hirtifolium Boiss (Persian Shallot) as an Herbal Supplement in Cadmium-Induced Hepatotoxicity

Table 1

Preliminary phytochemical screening of the Allium hirtifolium extract.

Phytochemical constituents	Methanol extract
Flavonoids	+++
Phenols	+++
Alkaloids	−
Proteins	−
Terpenoids	+
Steroids	+
Saponins	+++
Anthraquinones	−
Amino acids	+
Tannins	+
Glycosides	++

Strongly positive (+++), moderately positive (++), slightly positive (+), and negative (−).