Research Article

Antiurolithiatic Potential of Three Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants by the Inhibition of Nucleation, Growth, and Aggregation of Calcium Oxalate Crystals In Vitro

Table 1

Phytoconstituents identified by the qualitative assays in the three plants under study.

PhytoconstituentsPlant species
Kalanchoe laciniataAegle marmelosDrymoglossum piloselloides

Reducing sugars+++
Proteins+++
Flavonoids++
Tannins++
Polyphenol compounds++
Anthracene glycosides+
Saponins+
Cyanogenic glycosides
Alkaloids

(+) indicates presence whereas (−) indicates absence of phytoconstituents.