Research Article

Optimizing Extractability, Phytochemistry, Acute Toxicity, and Hemostatic Action of Corn Silk Liquid Extract

Table 2

Preliminary phytochemical screening of corn silk liquid extract.

TestFree of reduced sugarsGlycosides (bound reduced sugars)The sum of phenolsTanninsFlavonoidsSaponinsHydroxycinnamic acids

Qualitative determination+++++++
Quantitative content, (%)8.25 ± 0.33 (In terms of p pyrogallol)1.4 ± 0.03 (In terms of p pyrogallol)2.20 ± 0.06 (In terms of luteolin 7-glucoside)3.30 ± 0.13 (In terms of chlorogenic acid)

+ = present. − = the indicator is not defined. the quantitative content of saponins and sugars was not determined. data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).