Table 3 Total phenolic and tannin composition (mg of GAE/g) of the leaf and stem extracts of Carissa bispinosa

Hexane

29.98 ± 18.0 ^a

216 ± 30.6 ^b

22.98 ± 2.2 ^a,c

47.29 ± 2.8 ^e

Dichloromethane

70.41 ± 34.8 ^a,b

50 ± 18.2 ^a

8.36 ± 1.0 ^b

8.89 ± 0.7 ^{a, b}

Ethyl acetate

69.64 ± 25.5 ^a,b

36 ± 7.8 ^a

16.64 ± 2.6 ^c,d,e

6.79 ± 1.7 ^a

Acetone

29.21 ± 13.4 ^a

338 ± 14.9 ^c

15.04 ± 2.3 ^b,d,e

47.65 ± 2.5 ^e

Ethanol

33.79 ± 11.3 ^a

216 ± 59.4 ^b

13.46 ± 0.7 ^b,d

49.87 ± 5.0 ^e

Methanol

113.20 ± 10.4 ^a

163 ± 26.8 ^b

9.35 ± 5.0 ^b,f

28.07 ± 7.5 ^c,d

Butanol

40.01 ± 7.6 ^b

31 ± 10.7 ^a

10.65 ± 1.9 ^b,d

12.23 ± 3.3 ^a,b

Chloroform

30.23 ± 19.3 ^a

46 ± 17.6 ^a

15.37 ± 1.2 ^d,e,f

18.21 ± 4.4 ^b,c

Water

94.74 ± 12.6 ^b

244 ± 17.6 ^b

20.01 ± 1.4 ^a,e

38.68 ± 2.0 ^d,e