Methanol leaf extracts of Chrysophyllum albidum and Irvingia gabonensis protected against dyslipidaemia and oxidative stress induced by high-fat diet in Wistar rats

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Phytochemical constituents of fractions from leaf extract of I. gabonensis

	Hexane	Dichloromethane	Ethyl acetate	Hydromethanol
Saponins	−	+	+	−
Alkaloids	−	+	−	−
Flavonoids	−	−	+ +	+ +
Tannins	+	+	+ +	+
Cardiac glycosides	−	−	−	−
Steroids	−	−	−	−
Terpenoids	−	−	−	−
Phenols	+	+	+ + +	+ +

KEY: − = absent, + = trace amounts, + + = moderate amount, + + + = high amounts. n = 3