Phytochemical screening and isolation of saponin from the leaves of Weigela florida (Bunge) A. DC

Abstract

Species of the Weigela genus, Caprifoliaceae family, are currently used in folk medicine, specifically in Asia. Chemical compounds extracted from species of this plant genus have many strong biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-complementary, immune and cytotoxicity on some cancer cell lines...