Review Article
Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects
Table 2
Phytochemical constituents obtained from H. fomes.
| Plant Parts | Phytochemical constituents reported | References |
| Leaves | 0.25% chlorophyll a |
[30] | 0.09% chlorophyll b | 0.11% carotenoids | 39.45% polyphenols | 21.12% tannins | 29.22% proteins |
| Phytochemical exploration of leaf extract | Reducing sugars, saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, and gums |
[25] |
| Bark | 7–36% tannin, high content of proanthocyanidins |
[31, 32] |
| Stem bark | Trimeric, pentameric and hexameric procyanidins |
[12] |
| NMR spectroscopy of CHCl3 extract | -Sitosterol, stigmasterol, and stigmast-4-en-3-one |
[12] |
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