BBAuthors: Bello, Abubakar M.; Advisor: -; Participants: Malgwi, Ibrahim S.; Adegoke, Salami H.; Abubakar, Abdulwasi’u; Ibrahim, Bilal M.; Chiroma, Samaila M. (2022)
Phytochemical screening on chloroform, ethanol and n-hexane extracts of Bombax costatum stem bark
Qualitative phytochemical screening for secondary metabolites in chloroform, ethanol and n-hexane extracts of B. costatum stem bark is summarized in Table 1. In all the three extracts, the following phytochemicals were detected; alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids and terpenes, cardiac glycosides and anthraquinones. Even though tannins were detected in chloroform and ethanol extract of the plant, they are not found in n-hexane extract.