Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

Ethnopharmacological Use and Biological Activities of Tragia involucrata L.

Table 2

Major phytochemicals found in various extracts of different parts of Tragia involucrata.
Plant partExtractPhytochemical constituentReference
AlkaloidsCoumarinsCatechinsFlavonoidsGlycosidesPhenolsSaponinsSterolsSteroidsTanninsTerpenoids
LeafFresh+NTNT+NT++NT+++[60]
MeOH+NTNT++NTNT+NT+NT[61], [62]
EtOH+NT−++−−++−+[63]
Hexane+NT−++−−NT+−+[64]
RootH2O+NTNT+−NT+−−+−[65], [66]
MeOH−NTNT+−NT+−−+−[66]
PE−NTNT+−NT−+−+−[65], [66]
EA+NTNT−−NT−−−−−[66]
CHL+NTNT−−NT−+−−−[65], [66]
Whole plantHot water−+NT++NT++−++[67]
Aq/EtOH+NTNT+NT+++NT++[12]
Aq/MeOHNTNTNT+NTNTNTNTNTNTNT[68]
NT, not tested; +, present; −, negative; MeOH, methanol; EtOH, ethanol; H2O/Aq, water; PE, petroleum ether; EA, ethyl acetate; CHL, chloroform. ,Relevant references.