Research Article

Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh

Table 1

Phytochemical constituents of acetone, water, and methanol extracts from wild and cultivated Alepidea amatymbica rhizomes.

Phytochemical constituentsExtracts of wild A. amatymbicaExtracts of cultivated A. amatymbica
AcetoneMethanolWaterAcetoneMethanolWater

Tannin (mg/g)
Alkaloids (%)
Saponin (%)
Total phenolics (mg GAE/g)
Total flavonols (mg QE/mg)
Total flavonoids (mg QE/mg)
Total proanthocyanidin (mg CE/g)

Data are expressed as means of triplicate (, ); means with different letters or superscripts are significantly different (a>b>c). Means with different superscripts or letters are significantly different () in the different plants (wild and cultivated) but similar extracts or solvents. GAE: gallic acid equivalent; QE: quercetin equivalent; CE: catechin equivalent.