Table 4-A. Preliminary qualitative phytochemical tests results from the ethanol extracts and fractions of plants inhibiting the in vitro PBMCs proliferation
Plants | Piper betle | Cassia alata | Wedelia chinensis |
Phytochemicals | EtOH | CL | EA | H2O | EtOH | CL | EA | H2O | EtOH | CL | EA | H2O |
Tritepenoids | +++ | ++ | - | - | + | + | | | +++ | ++ | - | + |
Alkaloids | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthranoids | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - |
Flavonoids | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Total phenolic | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | - | - | + | +++ | + | + | + |
Saponins | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | ++ | - | - | + |
Reducing sugars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ++ | - | - | + |
EtOH: ethanol extract; CL: chloroform extract; EA: ethyl acetate extract; H2O: water extract; (-): negative reaction; (+): positive reaction