African Journal of Urology

Table 1 Phytochemicals present in aqueous methanolic leaf extract of TGME

From: Effect of moonseed vine (Triclisia gilletii Staner) on ethane-1,2-diol-induced urolithiasis and its renotoxicity in Wistar albino rats

Phytochemical	Amount present	Status
Alkaloids		−
Tannins	8.33 ± 0.95 (mg CE/g extract)	+
Phlobatannin		−
Phenolics	67.42 ± 0.69 (mg GAE/g extract)	+
Flavonoids	87.78 ± 3.85 (mg QE/g extract)	+
Anthraquinones
Steroids		+
Cardiac glycosides		−
Saponins	73.98 ± 1.56 (mg SE/g extract	+
Terpenoids		−
Total antioxidant activity	30.36 ± 1.90 (mg GAE/g extract)	+

+ Present, − absent, CE catechin equivalent, GAE gallic acid equivalent, QE quercetin equivalent, SE saponin equivalent

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