Comparative Physicochemical Screening and Toxicology of Hydroethanol Extracts of the Parts of Pterocarpus santalinoides l’Hér. ex DC. (Fabaceae) in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Phytochemical components of P. santalinoides.

Major chemical groups		Leaf extract	Bark trunk extract	Bark root extract
Alkaloids		+	+	+
Flavonoids		++	+++	±
Saponosides		+++	+++	+++
Coumarines		+	±	±
Tannins	Gallic	++	+++	+
	Catechic	±	±	±
Triterpenes and steroids		+++	++	+++

Note. ± = trace; + = presence; ++ = important; +++ = very important.