Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Toxicological Investigation of Morinda citrifolia L. Blossoms

Table 1

The contents of major phytochemicals in noni blossom determined by different extraction methods.

Method	Extraction		Contents of phytochemicals^a,b (mg/g)
	Solvent	Heat	1	2	3	4
1	MeOH	on	3.764±0.009	3.576±0.024	1.513±.009	3.096±.008
2	MeOH : H2O (1 : 1)	on	3.256±0.014	2.903±0057	1.448±0.017	2.590±0.016
3	MeOH : EtOH (1 : 1)	off	0.880±0.040	0.421±0.021	0.880±0.040	0.421±0.021

^aData represent the mean ± SD of triplicate determination. ^bPhytochemicals 1–4 represent deacetylasperulosidic acid, asperulosidic acid, quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, and kaempferol-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, respectively.