Table 1 Phytochemical analysis of hydro-methanolic extract of Sterculia urens Roxb. root
Phytochemical test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alkaloid | Wagner’s test | + | Tannins | Potassium dichromate test | + |
Dragendorff test | + | Lead acetate test | + | ||
Mayer’s test | + | Ferric chloride test | + | ||
Flavonoids | Pew test | + | Steroids | Libermann sterol test | + |
Shinoda test | + | Acetic anhydride test | + | ||
Alkaline reagent test | + | Libermann Buchard test | + | ||
Zinc hydrochloride reduction test | + | Sugar/carbohydrates | Iodine Test | – | |
Phenols | Alkaline reagent test | – | Fehling’s test | – | |
Lead acetate test | + | Molisch’s test | – | ||
Ferric chloride test | + | Benedict’s test | – | ||
Potassium dichromate test | + | Proteins/amino acids | Xanthoproteic | + | |
Saponins | Frothing test | + | Ninhydrin test | + | |
Glycosides | Killer–Killiani test | + | Million’s test | + | |