Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.

Table 1

Extraction yield, total phenolic, and total flavonoid contents of E. hirta aerial extracts.

Sample	Extraction; yield (%)	Content
		Total phenols (mg GAE^a/g extract)	Total flavonoids (mg CE^b/g extract)
MeOH extract	12.5	213.4±0.75	62.3±1.01
EtOH extract	10.9	237.9±1.26	67.4±0.76
EA extract	9.2	82.67±1.73	70.4±1.12
DCM extract	5.3	65.9±0.85	121±0.15
Hexane extract	4.4	45.9±1.11	60.8±1.11

Data are presented as (mean ± SD, 𝑛=3).
^aGAE: gallic acid equivalents.
^bCE: catechin equivalents.