Phytochemical Analysis and In Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacological Evaluation of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn

Table 1

Phytochemical screening test of extracts and fractions of P. hysterophorus.

Phytochemicals	MeOH	Hexane	Aqueous	EtOAc	Chloroform	Butanol
Alkaloids	+	−	+	+	−	+
Tannins	+	−	+	+	−	+
Anthraquinones	−	−	−	−	−	−
Glycosides
Reducing sugars	+	−	+	−	+	+
Saponins	+	−	+	−	−	+
Flavonoids	+	−	+	+	+	+
Phlobatannins	+	−	+	+	−	+
Steroids	+	+	+	+	+	+
Terpenoids	+	+	+	+	+	+

where MeOH is the methanolic extract and EtOAc is the ethyl acetate fraction.