Table 2 Preliminary phytochemical screening of FBMF extracts
| Â | Qualitative test | n-Hexane | Petroleum Ether | Ethyl Acetate | Acetone | Ethanol | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Detection of alkaloid | ||||||
|  | a) Dragendorff’s test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | b) Hager’s test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | c) Wagner’s test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
2 | Detection of flavonoids | ||||||
|  | a)Conc. H2SO4 test | (−) | (−) | ( +) | (−) | ( +) | (−) |
|  | b) Alkaline reagent test | (−) | (−) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | (−) |
|  | c) Shinoda’s test | (−) | (−) | ( +) | (−) | ( +) | ( +) |
3 | Detection of tannins | ||||||
|  | a) Gelatin test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | b) Braymer’s test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | c) NaOH test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
4 | Detection of steroids (extracts with FeCl) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) |
5 | Detection of carbohydrate | ||||||
|  | a) Molisch’s test | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) |
|  | b)Seliwanoff’s test | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) |
|  | c)Resorcinol test | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) | ( +) |
6 | Detection of glycoside | ||||||
|  | a) Legal’s test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | b) NaOH test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
|  | c)Baljet test | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |