International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 5 Phytochemical analysis of different parts of Sphaeranthusindicusextracted in various solvents
Phytochemical | Whole plant | Leaf | Inflorescence | Stem | Root | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alkaloid | H | EA | Met | Aq | H | EA | Met | Aq | H | EA | Met | Aq | H | EA | Met | Aq | H | EA | Met | Aq |
Mayer’s test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hager’s test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Wagner’s test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tannic acid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Marquis test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Phenol | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ferric chloride test | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
Lead acetate test | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
Gelatin test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Flavonoids | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alkaline reagent test | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
Lead acetate test | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
Terpenoids | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salkowski test | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
Tannin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ferric chloride test | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
Gelatin test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cardiac glycoside | ||||||||||||||||||||
Killer killiyani test | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – |
Salkowski test | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – |