Research Article

Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Potentials of the Chewing Stick, Salvadora persica

Table 1

Preliminary qualitative test of stem barks of Salvadora persica (Sp) extracts.

S. no.Phytochemical constituentsEthyl acetate extract of SpAqueous extract of Sp

(1)Flavonoids++
(2)Saponins
(3)Tannins++
(4)Alkaloids++
(5)Steroids

+ indicates presence and − indicates absence.