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Table 2 Phytochemical constituents of Pongamia pinnata in different extracts of leaf, bark, flower and root

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Antimalarial efficacy of Pongamia pinnata (L) Pierre against Plasmodium falciparum (3D7 strain) and Plasmodium berghei (ANKA)

Tested compounds

Leaf

Bark

Flower

Root

ME

CH

HE

EA

AQ

ME

CH

HE

EA

AQ

ME

CH

HE

EA

AQ

ME

CH

HE

EA

AQ

Alkaloids

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

Coumarins

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

Carbohydrates

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

–

Phenols

+

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

+

–

–

Saponins

–

+

–

+

–

–

+

–

–

–

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

Tannins

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

–

Flavonoids

+

+

+

+

+

+

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

–

–

Terpenoids

+

–

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

–

–

–

Phlobatannins

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

Steroids

–

+

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

–

+

+

–

–

  1. + Present, − Absent, ME- Methanol, CH- Chloroform, HE- Hexane, EA- Ethyl acetate, AQ- Aqueous