International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Sl no. | Phytochemicals | Tests performed | Inference |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Alkaloids | Mayer’s test | + |
Dragondorff’s test | + | ||
Wagner’s test | + | ||
Hagers’s test | + | ||
2. | Carbohydrates | Molisch’s test | + |
Fehling’s test | + | ||
Benedict’s test | + | ||
3. | Proteins and amino acids | Biuret test | – |
Ninhydrin test | – | ||
Xanthoproteic test | – | ||
Millon’s test | – | ||
4. | Tannins | Ferric chloride test | + |
5. | Steroids and sterols | Liberman Burchard test | + |
Salkowski’s test | + | ||
6. | Triterpenoids | Sulphuric acid test | + |
7. | Cardiac glycoside | Keller killiani test | – |
8. | Saponins | Foam test | + |
9. | Flavonoids | Shinoda test | + |
Ferric chloride test | + | ||
Lead acetate test | + | ||
Zn dust test | + |