International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 1 Phytochemical constituents of ESMU
Sl No. | Constituents | Test | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reducing sugar | Fehling’s solution | + |
2 | Alkaloids | Dragendorff’s and Mayer’s reagent | + |
3 | Flavonoids | Sodium hydroxide | + |
4 | Tannins | Ferric chloride and Potassium dichromate | + |
5 | Steroids | Libermann-Burchard and sulphuric acid tests | + |
6 | Glycosides | chloroform and 10% ammonia solution | + |
7 | Xanthoproteins | Conc. Nitric acid | + |
8 | Gums | Molish’s reagent | – |
9 | Anthraquinone | Ammonia solution | – |
10 | Acidic compounds | Sodium bicarbonate | + |