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Botanical Studies

Table 3 Total phenolic and total flavonoids contents from ethanol extract of different Gentiana spp. a

From: Comparative analysis among three Taiwan-specific Gentiana species and Chinese medicinal plant Gentiana scabra

Samples

Total phenolicb

Total flavonoidsc

G. scabra (GS)

52.34 ± 0.73 CD

18.58 ± 1.30 B

G. davidii var. formosana (GDF)

66.31 ± 2.61 B

8.06 ± 0.52 C

G. arisanensis (GA)

42.28 ± 0.39 D

9.69 ± 0.80 C

G. scabrida var. punctulata (GSP)

102.24 ± 6.18 A

71.14 ± 4.16 A

Gentian dried root 1 (DR1)

43.17 ± 1.37 D

2.66 ± 0.10 D

Gentian dried root 2 (DR2)

60.59 ± 1.98 B

1.45 ± 0.14 D

  1. aValue are means ± standard error, n = 3. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% level by LSD (least significant difference) test.
  2. bExpressed as mg gallic acid equivalent/g dry weight.
  3. cExpressed as mg quercetin equivalent/g dry weight.
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