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Table 2 Phytochemical results of medicinal plants (Taye Kebede et al. 2021a, b)

From: Phytochemical analysis of some selected traditional medicinal plants in Ethiopia

Scientific name (parts)

Solvent

Major phytochemicals in the crude extract of medicinal plants

Saponins

Tannins

Alkaloids

Terpenoids

Anthraquinone

Flavonoids

Phenolic

cardiac glycoside

CE (fruit)

Methanol

+

++

+++

+

+

+++

+++

++

 

Aqueous

−

++

++

+

−

+

+++

++

ED(Bark)

Methanol

+++

−

++

+

+

+++

+

+

 

Aqueous

++

−

+

−

++

++

++

−

LA(leaf)

Aqueous

++

+

+++

+

+++

++

+

−

 

Methanol

++

+

+

−

+++

++

+

−

DP(leaf)

Aqueous

−

+

+++

+

++

+

−

+

 

Methanol

+++

+++

++

+

    

C P(root)

Aqueous

+

++

−

−

++

+

++

+

 

Methanol

+

−

−

+

+

+

+

++

RA(root)

Aqueos

+

+

+

++

+++

+

++

−

 

Methanol

+++

+

++

+

++

−

++

+

PA(leaf)

Methanol

++

+

++

+++

−

++

++

−

 

Aqueous

+

−

++

+

++

++

++

+

  1. −, the absence of chemical constituents; +, slightly detected; ++, moderate amount