Review Article

The Activity of Plant Crude Extracts against Schistosoma mansoni

Table 3

Preliminary phytochemical screening profile of five plants studied by the articles assessed.

Plant speciesPartsPhytochemicals
O. pulcherrimaRootTanninsFlavonoidsAlkaloidsTriterpenesSaponinsAnthraquinonesTerpenoidsPhenolsCardiac glycosideLipids

P. granatumStem, leafTanninsFlavonoidsAlkaloidsTriterpenesPolyphenol glycosidesSterolsAnthocyaninsTriglyceridesNANA
C. umbellatumLeafTanninsFlavonoidsAlkaloidsTriterpenesSaponinsSaponosidesNANANANA
Z. officinaleRootTanninsFlavonoidsAlkaloidsTriterpenesSaponinsSterolsNANANANA
C. proceraFlowerTanninsSterolsTerpenesNANANANANANANA

Note: NA: no other chemical compounds were found.