Phytochemical Analysis, In Vitro Free Radical Scavenging, and LDL Protective Effects of Different Solvent Fractions of Calotropis procera (R.) Br. Root Bark Extract

Table 1

Extraction of the yield of CPRME and its solvent fractions.

	CPRME (crude)	Extract/fractions
		HF	DMF	EAF	MF	AF
Yield (%)	11.75^#	8.15	2.68	11.05	31.14	23.38
Phytochemicals
Alkaloids	+	−	+	+	−	−
Carbohydrates	+	−	−	−	+	+
Glycosides	+	−	+	+	+	−
Triterpenes	+	+	+	+	+	−
Sterols	+	+	+	+	−	−
Flavonoids	+	−	+	+	+	+
Phenolics/tannin	+	−	+	+	+	+
Saponins	+	−	−	−	−	+
Proteins	+	−	−	−	−	+

^#% crude extract yield = wt. of the dry extract/wt. of the dry plant material × 100, % solvent fraction yield = wt. of the dry solvent fraction/wt. of the dry crude extract × 100. CPRME: Calotropis procera root bark methanol extract; HF: hexane fraction; DMF: dichloromethane fraction; EAF: ethyl acetate fraction; MF: methanol fraction; AF: aqueous fraction.