Antiplasmodial and in vitro antioxidant potentials of crude aqueous and methanol extracts of Chasmanthera dependens (Hochst)

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Table 1 Qualitative phytochemical analysis of crude aqueous and methanol extracts of the leaves, roots and stems of Chasmanthera dependens

Phytochemical	Specific test	CDLM	CDSM	CDRM	CDLA	CDSA	CDRA
Tannins	Ferric chloride test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Saponins		+	+	+	+	+	+
Alkaloids	Wagner’s test Dragendorff’s test	+	+	+	+	ND	+
Cardiac Glycosides	Keller-Killani test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Terpenoids	Salkowski test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Steroids	Liebermann-Burchard test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Phenols	Ferric chloride test	+	+	+	+	ND	+
Flavonoids	Sodium hydroxide test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Oxalate	Oxalate test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Phytate	Colourimetric test	+	+	+	+	+	+

+ , present; ND, not detected; CDRM, C. dependens root methanol; CDLM, C. dependens leaves methanol; CDSM, C. dependens stem methanol; CDRA, C. dependens root aqueous; CDLA, C. dependens leaves aqueous; CDSA, C. dependens stem aqueous