Antibacterial Effect of Ethanolic Extracts of Dodonaea viscosa L. Jacq. and Mammea americana L. against Staphylococci Isolated from Skin Lesions

Table 5

Phytochemical screening of extracts and active subfractions.

Phytochemical test	Extract			PTLC fractions
	M. americana seeds	M. americana aerial parts	D. viscosa leaf	Rf 0.33	Rf 0.86
Liebermann-Burchard	Triterpene	Triterpene	Sterol	—	—
Sesquiterpene Lactones	+	+	—	+	+
Carbohydrates	+	+	+	—	—
Tannins	+	+	+	—	—
Alkaloids	—	—	—	—	—
Flavonoids	+	++	++	—	—
Coumarins	+	+	+	+	+
Quinones	+	+	+	—	—
Saponins	—	+	+	—	—

+: present; -: not present.