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Table 1 Phytochemical constituents of both the aqueous and methanol/DCM (1:1) extracts

From: Phytochemical screening, antimycobacterial activity and acute toxicity of crude extracts of selected medicinal plant species used locally in the treatment of tuberculosis in Uganda

Phytochemical compounds

Plant species

AH-SB

AC-SB

CML

WU-SB

ZL-RB

AE

OE

AE

OE

AE

OE

AE

OE

AE

OE

Alkaloids

+

+

+

+

+

+

−

+

+

+

Saponins

+

+

+

+

−

−

+

+

+

−

Tannins

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

−

Flavonoids

+

+

−

−

+

+

−

−

−

−

Steroids

−

−

−

+

+

−

+

+

+

+

Cardiac glycosides

−

−

−

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Resins

−

−

−

−

+

+

−

+

+

+

Anthraquinones

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

Phenolic compounds

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

−

 + 

+

Phlobatannins

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

Coumarins

−

−

−

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Terpenoids

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  1. AH-SB Acacia hockii stem bark, AC-SB Albizia coriaria stem bark, CM-L Combretum molle leaves, WU-SB Warburgia ugandensis stem bark, ZL-RB Zanthoxylum leprieurii root bark, AE aqueous extract, OE Organic extract [methanol/DCM (1:1)]; (+) = present; (−) = absent