International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 2 Results of phytochemical group test of the extract
From: Antiallergic, anthelmintic and cytotoxic potentials of dried aerial parts of Acanthus ilicifolius L.
Tests for phytochemical groups | Reagents/Tests | Resultsa |
|---|---|---|
Reducing sugar | Fehling’s test | – |
Benedict’s test | – | |
Gum/Carbohydrate | Molish’s test | – |
Alkaloids | Dragendorff’s test | + |
Steroids and terpenoids | Salkowski’s test | + |
Libermann-Burchard reagent | + | |
Saponins | Frothing test | + |
Flavonoids | Shinoda test | + |
Alkaline reagent test | + | |
Tannins | Ferric chloride test | + |
Glycosides | Borntrager’s test (Anthraquinone glycosides) | + |
Keller Killiani test (cardiac glycoside) | + |