Investigating the Phytochemicals and Antimicrobial Activities of Shoot and Root of Pycreus smithianus (Ridl.) C. B. Clarke (Family Cyperaceae)

Table 2

Quantitative analysis of extracts of Pycreus smithianus.

Extracts	Phytochemicals/(%/100 g)
	Tannin	Reducing sugar	Flavonoids	Phenol	Saponin
Root (aq)	0.01591	2.32065	0.16009	0.0356	0.79228
Shoot (aq)	0.04855	0.85326	0.12432	0.01445
Root (eth)	0.0184	4.09239		0.0133	0.74816
Shoot (eth)	0.02887	4.14674	0.10286	0.00834	0.69363

Key: eth: ethanolic extract; aq: aqueous extract; : not present.