Quantification of Bioactive Compounds and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Carissa edulis Valh (Apocynaceae) Leaves

Table 1

Percent yield, content of total polyphenols, flavonoids, and tannins contained in C. edulis.

Extracts	% Yield	Total phenolic content (mg GAE/g extract)	Total flavonoid (mg Rutin/g extract)	Tannin (mg TAE/g extract)
Hydroethanolic	36.64	139.27 ± 0.014	14.84 ± 0.013	26.76 ± 0.048
Methanolic	56.83	146.82 ± 0.001	12.02 ± 0.017	34.67 ± 0.042
Aqueous	23.14	147.05 ± 0.014	5.88 ± 0.120	16.09 ± 0.043
Powder		144.42 ± 0.009	5.24 ± 0.017	22.41 ± 0.013