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Table 4 Phytochemical screening of leaf extracts of Vallaris glabra

From: Assessment of antiproliferative and antiplasmodial activities of five selected Apocynaceae species

aLeaf extract

bQualitative test

 

cSaponin

cTannin

cCardenolide

cTerpenoid

HEX

-

-

-

+++

DCM

+

-

-

++

DCM:MeOH

++

++

-

++

MeOH

-

++

-

-

  1. a HEX, hexane; DCM, dichloromethane; MeOH, methanol.
  2. b Strong (+++), moderate (++) and weak (+) presence, and absent (-). Classification was based on observation of colour intensity and amount of precipitate.
  3. c Saponins, tannins, cardenolides and terpenoids were screened using the frothing, ferric chloride, Kedde and vanillin-H2SO4 tests.
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