Efficacy, safety and phytochemistry of medicinal plants used for the management of diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Preliminary qualitative phytochemical screening of the studied plants

Test	Alema et al., 2020 [10]	Belayneh et al 2019 [12]	Birru et al 2015 [21]	Hammeso et al 2015	Shewamene et al 2015 [16]	Tafesse et al 2017 [20]	Tamiru et al 2012 [28]	Tekulu et al 2019 [25]	Toma et al 2014 [8]	Amare et al., 2020 [35]	Melaku and Amare et al., 2020 [35]
Plant	Terminalia brownii Fresen	Datura stramonium L	Indigofera spicata Forssk	Aloe megalacantha Baker	Otostegia integrifolia Benth	Ajuga remota Benth	Caylusea abyssinica	Aloe megalacanta and Aloe monticola	Moringa stenopetala	Aloe pulcherrima	Datura stramonium Linn
Flavonoids	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+
Phenols	+	+	–	+	+	+	+		+	+	+
Tannins	+	+	+	+	–	+	+		+	+	+
Saponins	+	^a	+	+	+	+	+		^a	+	+
Alkaloids	^a	+	+	+	–	–	+		^a	+	+
Terpenoids	+	–	+	+	^a	^a	^a		^a	^a	+
Glycosides	^a	+	+	+	^a	^a	+		^a	+	+
Steroids	+	+	+	–	–	+	+		^a	–	+
Anthraquinones	^a	+	^a	+	^a	–	–		^a	+	–