Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Studies and Biological Activity of Curculigo latifolia Plant Organs for Natural Skin-Whitening Compound Candidate

Table 3

TPC and TFC analysis of roots, stems, and leaves in n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol (96% v/v) extracts of C. latifolia.

Sample	GAE (TPC) (mg/g extract)	QE (TFC) (mg/g extract)
Hexane leaf extract	3.66 ± 0.13^b	9.81 ± 0.14^g
Hexane stem extract	5.19 ± 0.23^ac	0.49 ± 0.01^c
Hexane root extract	6.35 ± 0.18^b	0.45 ± 0.01^a
Ethyl acetate leaf extract	24.76 ± 0.19^e	3.92 ± 0.45
Ethyl acetate stem extract	24.45 ± 0.32^d	14.33 ± 0.71
Ethyl acetate root extract	64.1 ± 1.19^h	10.35 ± 0.08^g
Ethanol leaf extract	13.59 ± 0.23	10.21 ± 0.23^af
Ethanol stem extract	65.95 ± 3.21^fi	7.71 ± 0.15^i
Ethanol root extract	68.63 ± 2.97^h	7.44 ± 0.15^h

Note. indicates a significant difference between samples (, n = 3, post hoc test LSD). Alphabet differences indicate no significant difference between samples (, n = 3, post hoc test LSD).