Antioxidant mediated protective effect of Parthenium hysterophorus against oxidative damage using in vitro models

Table 1 Phytochemical investigation of P. hysterophorus flower and root extracts

Phytochemicals	HX	BZ	CH	EA	AC	ET	AQ
	f /r	f /r	f /r	f /r	f /r	f /r	f /r
Tannins	-/-	-/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/+
Flavonoids	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+
Terpenoids	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+
Cardiac glycosides	-/-	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+
Anthraquinones	-/+	+/+	+/+	-/+	-/+	-/+	+/+
Reducing sugars	+/-	-/+	+/-	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/-
Alkaloids	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+	+/+
Pholobatannins	+/-	-/+	-/-	+/+	-/+	-/-	+/+
Saponins	-/-	+/+	-/-	-/+	-/+	-/-	+/+

Abbreviations: HX hexane, BZ benzene, CH chloroform, EA ethyl acetate, AC acetone, ET ethanol, AQ water. The signs (+ or -) before and after the slash indicate presence or absence of phytoconstituents in flower (f) and root (r) extracts, respectively.

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