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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 5 Qualitative Phytochemical Screening of Petiveria alliacea leaf and root bark

From: Fumigant toxicity and phytochemical analysis of Petiveria alliacea (Linneaus) leaf and root bark oil on adult Culex quinquefasciatus

Phytochemical Compound

Leaf

Root bark

Phenol

++

++

Flavonoids

++

++

Tannins

+

++

Alkaloids

++

++

Saponins

++

+

Steroids

++

++

Glycosides

++

++

Triterpenoids

–

–

Reducing sugar

–

+

  1. “+” indicates weak present, “++” indicates strong present, and “–” indicates absent
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