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Table 1 Preliminary screening of phytochemicals of the investigated extracts of M. dispermus leaves and stem barks

From: Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of different extracts of leaves and stem barks of Macropanax dispermus (Araliaceae): a promising ethnomedicinal plant

Phytochemicals

Methods

MDML

MDHL

MDTL

MDCL

MDEL

MDAL

MDMS

Terpenoids

Salkowski’s test

+

+

+

+

Liebermann–Burchard’s test

++

++

++

++

Flavonoids

Alkaline reagent test

+

+

Zinc–hydrochloric acid reduction test

++ (Flavonol)

+ (Flavone)

+ (Flavono−ids)

++ (Flavono−l)

Lead acetate solution test

+

+

++

Sulfuric acid test

++

+

++

Saponins

Foam test

+++

+++

++

Phenols and tannins

Ferric chloride test

+

+(Phenol)

Phlobatannins

Hydrochloric acid test

+

++

Steroid

Salkowski’s test

+

Liebermann–Burchard’s test

Anthraquinones

Acid test

++

+

++

Hydroxy-anthraquinone test

++

+

Alkaloids

Mayer’s test

++

+

Wagner’s test

++

+

Hager’s test

++

+

Glycosides

Sodium hydroxide reagent test

+

+

+

Liebermann’s test

+

+

Salkowski’s test

+

+

Cardiac glycosides

Keller–Killiani test

+

+

++

Baljet’s test

+

+

+

++

Resins

Acetone test

+

Carbohydrates

Benedict’s test

++

Molisc-h’s test

+

+

++

Iodine test

Fehling’s test

+

++

Proteins

Biuret test

+

+

+

Nitric acid test

++

+

+

Fats and fixed oils

Copper sulfate test

+

+

+

Coumarin

Sodium hydroxide test

  1. “+” = Present, “++” = More presence, “+++” = Very much presence, “−” = Absent, MDML = Crude methanol extract of M. dispermus leaves, MDHL = n-hexane fraction of crude methanol extracts of M. dispermus leaves, MDTL = Carbon tetrachloride fraction of crude methanol extracts of M. dispermus leaves, MDCL = Chloroform fraction of crude methanol extracts of M. dispermus leaves, MDEL = Ethyl acetate fraction of crude methanol extracts of M. dispermus leaves, MDAL = Aqueous fraction of crude methanol extracts of M. dispermus leaves, MDMS = Crude methanol extract of M. dispermus stem bark