Variation for caffeic acid and phenolic content in different plant parts of Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and Wendl. – a commercially important dashmool species

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Phytochemical screening of different parts of Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and Wendl

S. No.	Phytochemical constituents	Plant parts	Aqueous extract	Methanol extract	Ethanol extract	Petroleum Ether extract	Ethyl Acetate extract	Diethyl Ether extract	Chloroform extract
1.	Flavanoids	Stem	–	+	+	–	–	–	–
		Leaves	–	–	–	+	–	–	+
		Fruits	–	+	+	+	–	–	+
		Roots	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2.	Terpenoids	Stem	–	+	+	–	+	+	+
		Leaves	–	+	+	–	+	+	+
		Fruits	–	+	+	+	+	+	+
		Roots	–	+	+	+	+	+	+
3.	Steroids	Stem	–	–	+	–	+	–	+
		Leaves	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
		Fruits	–	+	+	+	+	+	+
		Roots	–	+	+	+	+	+	+
4.	Saponins	Stem	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		Leaves	+	+	+	–	–	–	–
		Fruits	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
		Roots	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
5.	Tannins	Stem	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		Leaves	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		Fruits	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		Roots	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6.	Alkaloids	Stem	+	+	+	–	–	–	–
		Leaves	+	+	+	–	–	–	–
		Fruits	+	+	+	–	–	–	–
		Roots	+	+	+	–	–	–	–
7.	Cardiac glycosides	Stem	–	–	+	+	+	+	–
		Leaves	+	+	+	–	+	+	–
		Fruits	–	+	+	+	–	+	+
		Roots	–	+	+	+	–	+	–
8.	Phenols	Stem	–	+	+	–	+	–	–
		Leaves	–	+	+	–	+	–	–
		Fruits	–	+	+	–	+	–	–
		Roots	–	+	+	–	+	–	–