Phytochemicals Ethanol Methanol Petroleum ether Benzene Chloroform Water Flavonoid +++ +++ + + ++ ++ Carbohydrate +++ +++ ++ + + +++ Alkaloid +++ ++ + + + ++ Saponin +++ +++ ++ ++ ++ +++ Phenols +++ ++ + + + ++ Tannin +++ +++ ++ + ++ +++ Phlobatannin ++ + - - - + Terpenoid +++ +++ ++ ++ + +++ Cardiacglycoside - - - - - - Where +++ shows strong presence, ++ shows partially strong, + shows week and – shows absence of phytochemical activities.

Table 1: Phytochemical screening of crude extracts of A. cardifolia.