BioMed Research International

Research Article

Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Wild Fruits from Malawi

Table 2

Phytochemical screening of aqueous and methanolic extracts from edible wild fruits.
Wild fruitsAlkaloidsFlavonoidsTanninsSaponinsCoumaninsTerpenoidsGlycosidesSteroidsQuinonesPhenolics
H2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOHH2OMeOH
Piliostigma thonningii+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Uapaca kirkiana--++-----+-++++-+-++++
Annona senegalensis-+++-+++++++++++++++--+++++++
Ziziphus mauritiana---+---+-+++++-+-+-++++++++
Parinari curatellifolia---+-+---+++++++++--+++++
Cocos nucifera-+++-++++++++++++-+++---+++++++
Thespesia garckeana+-++++--++++++-+++++++++
Vitex doniana---+--++++++-+++++-+-++++++++
Adansonia digitata-+++++++++++++++++++++++++-+-+++
Vangueria infausta--++--+++++++-+-++-++-+++++++++
Mangifera indica--+++----+--+-+--+-+++++++
Ficus sycomorus---++++++++++++++------+++++++++
Landolphia kirkii-+++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++++++++
Strychnos spinosa---++++++++++++++---+--++++++
Tamarindus indica++++-++-++++++++++++++++++++++-++++++++
Flacourtia indica-++++++++-+-+-++-+++++++++
Cucumis metuliferus-+++++++++++++++-+-++++++
Abbreviations: H2O: water; MeOH: methanol; (+): present; (-): absent.