Effects of Alcoholic Extracts of Bangladeshi Mangrove Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. (Acanthaceae) Leaf and Stem on Atherogenic Model of Wistar Albino Rats

Table 3

Qualitative phytochemical analysis of the ethanolic and methanolic extracts of A. ilicifolius (leaf and stem).

Phytoconstituents	AILE	AILM	AISE	AISM
Alkaloids	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids	+	+	+	+
Phenols	+	+	+	+
Glycosides	+	+	+	+
Steroids	+	+	+	+
Terpenoids	+	+	+	+
Carbohydrates	+	+	+	+
Saponins	+	+	+	+

+ = present, = absent. AILE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf); AILM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf). AISE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem); AISM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem).