Claim · model-written summary
Tannins were absent from aqueous leaf extract.
- Taxon
- Hamelia patens
Hamelia patenst0 - Outcome
- tannins were absente0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“aqueous extract evaluated positive for alkaloids, saponins, phytosterols, phenols, flavonoids, carbohydrates, glycosides, and triterpenoids, while tannins were absent”
t0“Hamelia patens Leaves”
Title
Anita Devi Krishnan Thantry; Kosuri Kalyan Chakravarthi; Ashwathy Varadarajan Thundakattil; et al. Annals of African Medicine 2025. doi:10.4103/aam.aam_152_25
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Aqueous leaf extract tested positive for eight phytochemical classes.
- Observation Ethanol leaf extract contained six phytochemical classes.
- Observation Tannins, alkaloids and saponins were absent from ethanol extract.
- Observation Authors interpret aqueous extraction as favoring polar compounds.
- Observation Authors interpret ethanol extraction as more effective for semi-polar constituents.