Evaluation of the Use of Different Solvents for Phytochemical Constituents, Antioxidants, and In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Severinia buxifolia

Table 1

Effect of different solvents on phenolic, flavonoid, and alkaloid content of S. buxifolia branches.

Extraction solvent	Phenolics (mg GAE/g DW)	Flavonoids (mg QE/g DW)	Alkaloids (mg AE/g DW)	Terpenoids (%, g/g)
Distilled water	5.95 ± 0.10^b	0.63 ± 0.05^c	0.16 ± 0.01^e	0.43 ± 0.03^e
Ethanol	3.60 ± 0.03^c	0.69 ± 0.01^bc	1.34 ± 0.03^b	0.97 ± 0.08^b
Methanol	13.36 ± 0.34^a	1.92 ± 0.09^a	1.40 ± 0.03^a	1.25 ± 0.16^a
Chloroform	1.22 ± 0.05^e	0.66 ± 0.01^bc	0.19 ± 0.003^e	0.74 ± 0.06^c
Dichloromethane	0.63 ± 0.01^f	0.33 ± 0.01^d	0.62 ± 0.03^d	0.66 ± 0.05^cd
Acetone	2.65 ± 0.02^d	0.72 ± 0.01^b	0.88 ± 0.03^c	0.47 ± 0.04^de

All values are the mean ± SD (n = 3). Means within a column with different letters significantly differ by Tukey’s test at .