Optimizing Extractability, Phytochemistry, Acute Toxicity, and Hemostatic Action of Corn Silk Liquid Extract
Table 2
Preliminary phytochemical screening of corn silk liquid extract.
Test
Free of reduced sugars
Glycosides (bound reduced sugars)
The sum of phenols
Tannins
Flavonoids
Saponins
Hydroxycinnamic 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).