Table 1 Phytochemical screening of Brassica juncea, Forsythia suspensa, and Inula britannica extracts
Plants | Extract Solvents | Total phenolic contents (mg GAE/g solid) | Total flavonoid contents (mg QE/g solid) | Total saponin contents (mg QSE/g solid) | Condensed tannin contents (mg CE/g solid) | Reducing sugar contents (mg GE/g solid) | Soluble Solid Contents (mg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brassica juncea | Ethanol | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 62.6 ± 3.4 | 23.5 ± 1.4 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 14.1 ± 0.4 |
Water | 17.9 ± 0.1 | 4.1 ± 0.0 | 62.7 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | |
Forsythia suspensa | Ethanol | 147.4 ± 5.8 | 242.3 ± 3.5 | 439.3 ± 4.9 | 14.1 ± 0.7 | 8.7 ± 0.9 | 25.8 ± 0.3 |
Water | 113.3 ± 4.3 | 40.7 ± 0.2 | 137.1 ± 2.2 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 7.6 ± 0.2 | 42.4 ± 0.3 | |
Inula britannica | Ethanol | 42.1 ± 3.3 | 225.7 ± 5.1 | 288.1 ± 7.8 | 10.2 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 18.0 ± 0.7 |
Water | 50.8 ± 2.5 | 51.6 ± 1.0 | 82.9 ± 2.6 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 5.0 ± 0.2 | 12.8 ± 0.3 |