phytoconstituent
English
editEtymology
editFrom phyto- + constituent.
Noun
editphytoconstituent (plural phytoconstituents)
- Any constituent of plant origin.
- 2015 July 8, Gilbert Ateufack et al., “Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of piptadeniastrum Africanum on experimentally induced gastric ulcers in rats”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine[1], volume 15, :
- Qualitative chemical tests were conducted for aqueous and methanol extracts to identify the various phytoconstituents.