Table 3 Phytochemical screenings of the ethanolic and MeOH-CH2Cl2 extract of leaves, trunk bark and root bark of L. lanceolata. The phytochemical screening revealed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, polyphenols and tannins in leaves, trunk bark and root bark of plants. Data are mean ± SEM from three independent duplicate experiments
| Â | Ethanolic extract | Methanolic/methylene chloride extracts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parts used | (mg/g) | |||||||
| Â | Polyphenols | Tannins | Flavonoids | Saponines | Polyphenols | Tannins | Flavonoids | Saponines |
Leaves | 414.07 ± 0.01 | 279.50 ± 0.01 | 8.76 ± 0.01 | 1.20 ± 0.05 | 1166.75 ± 0.01 | 558.00 ± 0,01 | 8.82 ± 0.02 | 1.20 ± 0.06 |
Trunk barks | 394.52 ± 0.03 | 251.19 ± 0.01 | 25.34 ± 0.01 | 1.07 ± 0.05 | 2090.00 ± 0.04 | 1663.71 ± 0.09 | 58.00 ± 0.09 | 2.09 ± 0.06 |
Root barks | 246.77 ± 0.04 | 166.40 ± 0.01 | 163.46 ± 0.01 | 2.05 ± 0.05 | 1880.00 ± 0.04 | 1333.00 ± 0.03 | 9.68 ± 0.03 | 5.12 ± 0.06 |