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Table 3 Phytochemical screening of Sonchus arvensis L. leaf extract

From: In vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activities of leaf extracts from Sonchus arvensis L.

No

Phytochemical agent

n-Hexane

Ethyl acetate

Ethanol

1

Terpenoids

 +  + 

 +  +  + 

 + 

2

Flavonoids

 + 

 +  + 

 +  + 

3

Alkaloids

 + 

 + 

 + 

4

Saponin

-

-

 +  + 

5

Polyphenol

-

 + 

 +  + 

  1. +  + , Strongly positive; + , Weakly positive; − , Not detected