Ethnopharmacological Potential of Aspilia africana for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

Table 1

Profile of phytochemicals in different parts of A. africana.

Class of compound	Plant part	Type of extract	Status	Reference
Saponins	Stem	Ethanol (50%)	+++	[13]
	Flowers	Dry crude	+++	[14]
Tannins	Stem	Ethanol (50%)	+++	[13]
	Flowers	Aqueous	++	[14]
Flavonoids	Stem	Ethanol (50%)	++	[13]
	Flowers	Aqueous	+++	[14]
Alkaloid	Leaves	Aqueous	++	[15]
	Flowers	Dry crude	+++	[14]
Terpenoids	Leaves	Aqueous	+++	[16]
	Flowers	Chloroform	+	[17]
Steroids	Leaves	Aqueous	+	[15]
	Flowers	Dry crude	++	[14]
Phenolics	Leaves	Aqueous	++	[16]
	Flowers	Aqueous	+	[14]
Cardiac glycosides	Stem	Ethanol (50%)	+++	[13]
	Flowers	Aqueous	+	[14]
Anthraquinones	Stem	Ethanol (50%)	−	[13]
	Flowers	Dry crude	+++	[14]
Anthocyanins	Leaves	No data
	Flowers	Aqueous	−	[14]
Carotenoids	Leaves	No data
	Flowers	Aqueous	+++	[14]
Phlobatannins	Leaves	Chloroform	+	[18]
	Flowers	Dry crude	+	[14]

Key: +++ = abundantly present; ++ = moderately present; + = trace amount; − = absent.