Folin Ciocalteu reagent was used for analysis of total phenolics content (TPC) according to Chun et al. (2003). In a-10 ml volumetric flask, a-0.2 ml aliquot of the extracts and fractions in methanol (1.0 mg/ml) was mixed with 0.4 ml of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The solution was allowed to stand at 25oC for 5-8 min before adding 0.2 ml of 4.0 ml of sodium carbonate solution 7.0 % and made to 10 .0 ml with bidistilled water. The mixture was allowed to stand for 2 h before its absorbance was measured at 725 nm. Gallic acid was used as standard for the calibration curve. TPC was expressed as mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE) per gram of sample (mg/g).