Review Article

A Comprehensive Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau

Table 3

Total phenolic content (TPC) of C. nutans.

ExtractPlant partPre- or post-harvesting methodPlant originResults of TPCExtract with highest TPCExtract with lowest TPCReference

Hot water-Oven dry; Heating at 90°CMalaysia14.70 ± 0.08 mg GAE/g DM--[37]
Hot waterLeafUnfermented and fermented; Microwave-oven dry, freeze dry; Hot boiling water (100°C); Infusion for 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 minSabah Malaysia88.56 ± 4.40 to 177.80 ± 19.10 mg TAE/LUnfermented-microwave oven-20 min infusionFermented-freeze dry-1 min infusion[36]
Distilled waterLeafCombination of air dry and oven dry; Maceration with shaker-0.5, 1, 3, 5, 24 hThailand26.53 ± 8.83 to 46.71 ± 9.31 mg GAE/g DWMaceration for 1 hMaceration for 5 h[60]
Hot water (70°C), water, methanol, 80% methanol, ethyl acetate, hexaneLeaf, stemFreeze dry; SonicationSeremban Malaysia23.15 ± 2.78 to 73.33 ± 12.18 mg GAE/g extract80% methanol leafHexane stem[42]
Hot distilled water, cold distilled water, methanol, ethanol, dichloromethaneLeafOrbital shakerSeremban Malaysia24.57 ± 0.07 to 48.08 ± 0.04 mg GAE/g DW extractCold distilled waterEthanol[18]
100% MethanolLeafMacerationSeremban Malaysia1.77 ± 0.01 mg GAE/g extract--[6]
100% MethanolLeafAir dry; MacerationSeremban Malaysia0.78 ± 0.01 mg GAE/g DW extract at stock: 10 mg/mL--[24]
MethanolLeaf, stemOven dry; SonicationSeremban Malaysia0.12 and 2.68 mg GAE/g DW sampleLeafStem[61]
MethanolLeafAir dry; Orbital shakerMalaysia, Thailand, Vietnam8.29 to 72.16 mg GAE/g DW extractChiang Dao, ThailandMap Khae, Thialand[18]
MethanolLeafOven dry 40°C, 50°C, 60°C, 70°C, 80°C, 100°C; Orbital shakerSeremban Malaysia22.44 ± 0.03 to 63.31 ± 0.03 mg GAE/g DW extractOven dry at 100°COven dry at 40°C[18]
MethanolLeaf, bud1, 6 and 12 months old; Freeze dry; ShakingSerdang Malaysia6.840 ± 0.470 to 15.460 ± 1.231 mg/g DW6-month-old buds1-month-old buds[41]
Polar (methanol and dichloromethane), non-polar (hexane and diethyl ether)Leaf, stemSoakingPahang Malaysia1.43 ± 0.1 to 7.99 ± 0.6 mg GAE/g DMLeaf-polarStem-non polar[62]
Methanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, hexane fraction-SonicationMalaysia22.17 ± 0.02 to 119.29 ± 0.07 mg GAE/g DWChloroformEthyl acetate[35]
100% EthanolLeafMacerationThailand4.67 ± 3.60 mg GAE/g wet weight sample--[63]
100%, 86%, 65%, 50%, 44% EthanolAerialOven dry; MAE, p-MAE, SFE, soxhlet extractionKL Malaysia5.74 ± 0.29 to 14.56 ± 0.77 mg GAE/g DMp-MAE in 50% ethanolMAE in 86% ethanol[30]
70% EthanolLeafFreeze dry; SonicationPerak Malaysia23.5 mg GAE/g DM--[64]
70% EthanolLeaf, StemFreeze dry, oven dry, air dry; Sonication, soakingSeremban Malaysia1.04 ± 0.02 to 7.29 ± 0.11 mg GAE/g DW sampleLeaf-Air dry-SonicationStem-Freeze dry-Soaking[4]
-StemAir dry; CO2-Soxhlet, MacerationSeremban
Malaysia
CO2-Soxhlet: 49.45 mg GAE/g DM, Maceration: 7.54 mg GAE/g DM--[28]
80% EthanolLeaf, stemYoung and mature; Stored for 1, 2, 3, and 4 daysMalaysiaMaturity: 60.75 to 117.00 mg GAE/100 g fresh sample 
Storage duration: 71.08 to 140.92 mg GAE/100 g fresh sample
Maturity
young leaf 
Storage
1 day storage
Maturity
matured stem 
Storage
4 days storage
[38]

KL: Kuala Lumpur.