Contents PSLM PSLP PSRM PSRP
Alkaloid + + + +
Glycoside + - - -
Glucoside + + + +
Carbohydrate + - + -
Tannin - + + +
Flavonoid + + + +
Steroid + + - +
Saponin + - - -
Table 1: Extracts containing different chemical constituents. (+, Present, -, Absent, PSLM, Methanolic fraction of leaf, PSLP, Pet ether fraction of leaf, PSRM, Methanolic fraction of root, and PSRP, Pet ether fraction of the root in P. stratiotes L.)