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Table 2 Qualitative analyses of phytochemicals of selected plants

From: Antimicrobial activity, toxicity and anti-inflammatory potential of methanolic extracts of four ethnomedicinal plant species from Punjab, Pakistan

Phytochemicals

M. indicus (leaf)

A. indica (leaf)

C. pedicellata (stem)

T. terresteris (fruit)

T. terresteris (leaf)

Tannins

+

+

+

−

−

Flavonoids

+++

+++

+++

++

+

Terpenoids

+

+

+

+

+

Phlobatannins

−

−

+

+

−

Anthraquinone

+

++

+

+

+++

Phenolics

++

+

+++

+

+

  1. +++ Strongly positive
  2. ++ Moderately positive
  3. + Weakly positive
  4. - Negative