Vernonia condensata Baker (Asteraceae): A Promising Source of Antioxidants

Table 4

Total phenolic and flavonoids contents obtained with ethanol extract and fractions from Vernonia condensata leaves.

Plant extract	Total phenols (g/100 g)	Total flavonoids (g/100 g)
Ethanol extract (EE)	11.73±0.18	0.16±0.01
Hexane fraction (HF)	0.19±0.03	0.13±0.01
Dichloromethane fraction (DF)	2.48±0.08	1.48±0.02
Ethyl acetate fraction (EF)	23.11±0.90	4.10±0.03
Butanol fraction (BF)	15.14±0.07	0.94±0.00

Each value in the table is represented as mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=3). The values are significantly different (P < 0.05).