Sequel to the use of the plant parts of P. santalinodes (Nturu Ukpa) in traditional medicine the phytochemical, and nutritional analysis of the leaves and stem were undertaken. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the phytochemical was made using standards methods. The results shows that, the plant part is rich in bioactive substances such as alkaloid (2.64±0.01), flavonoid (2.0±0.00), tannin (1.52±0.01), Saponnin (2.5±0.02), terpens(2.6±0.01), cardiac glycoside( 2.5±0.00) and Steroid (1.82±0.01).
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