Research Article

Phenolic Rich Extract from Clinacanthus nutans Attenuates Hyperlipidemia-Associated Oxidative Stress in Rats

Table 3

Phenolic composition of the extracts from the leaf of Clinacanthus nutans.

Phenolic compoundIndividual phenolic content in C. nutans extracts (mg/g extract)
Aqueous methanol leaf Hot aqueous leaf Aqueous leaf
(AML)(HAL)(AL)

Cinnamic acid0.64 ± 0.01a1.00 ± 0.02aND
Protocatechuic acid33.28 ± 0.01b33.28 ± 0.12b33.28 ± 0.12a
Caffeic acid3.62 ± 0.04c5.32 ± 0.09c5.11 ± 0.04b
Ferulic acid1.33 ± 0.02d10.39 ± 0.58d1.49 ± 0.06c
Chlorogenic acid21.38 ± 0.6125.24 ± 5.14b22.84 ± 9.14d
Total phenolic 60.25 ± 0.6975.23 ± 0.5862.72 ± 9.26

Data of phenolic compositions are means of three replicates and the data is reported as mean () ± standard deviation. Means within each column labelled with different letters are significantly different () according to Duncan’s multiple range test. ND: non detected. Groups are the same as Table 2.