Agarista salicifolia is the wild tree and has
been used as important medicinal plants in South Ethiopia since a long time
ago. The aim of this work was to carry out a chemical analysis focusing on
secondary metabolites, particularly phenolic compounds, which have several
roles in the plant
physiological processes and have demonstrated significant capacity in the
prevention of human health diseases.
Phenolic acids, flavonols, flavan-3-ols, and
dihydrochalcones were characterized and quantified using ultra high-performance
liquid chromatography coupled with diode array and electrospray ionization mass
spectrometric detection (LC-MS), FTIR, and UV-Visible spectroscopy techniques.
After extraction with ethanol, compounds were
characterized and quantified based on retention time, molecular ions, and the
comparison with reference compounds.
