The Folin–Ciocalteu methodshowed that total phenolics (265.7mg Gallic acid equivalent/g) were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in ME than other extracts.
Total antioxidant capacity (phosphomolybdenum method) of ME was 530g ascorbic
acid equivalent/g.
It could be summarized that spathe contains active phytochemicals which may find
applications in the food industry and pharmaceuticals.