Table 1

Polyphenol contents of the methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of Calpurnia aurea. (n = 3, X ± SEM).
Phenolics
 Leaves
 Stems
Total polyphenola
 9.62 ± 0.53
 11.79 ± 0.14*
Flavonoidsb
 0.81 ± 0.02
 1.11 ± 0.02*
Total Flavonolc
 0.83 ± 0.10*
 0.10 ± 0.02
Proanthocyanidinsd
 4.37 ± 0.32*
 1.10 ± 0.04

aExpressed as mg tannic acid/g of dry plant material.

bExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material.

cExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material.

dExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material

* indicates that this value is significantly different from the other at P < 0.05

Adedapo et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:53   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-53