Phytochemical Screening of Artabotrys Crassifolius Hook.F. & Thomson (Annonaceae Juss.)
Phytochemical Screening of Artabotrys Crassifolius Hook.F. & Thomson (Annonaceae Juss.)
Phytochemical Screening of Artabotrys Crassifolius Hook.F. & Thomson (Annonaceae Juss.)
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Table 2: Phytochemical screenings of crude extracts of Artabotrys crassifolius.
Crude extract
Phytochemical
Test used Leaves Leaves Leaves Barks Barks Barks
constituent
hexane chloroform ethanol hexane chloroform ethanol
Alkaloids Dragendorff’s – – – + + –
test
Cardiac glycosides Keller-Kiliani + + + + + +
test
Flavonoids Shinoda test – – + – + +
Phenolic compounds Ferric chloride – – + – + +
test
Saponins Frothing test – – + – – +
Tannins Gelatin-salt test – – – – – –
Terpenoids Salkowski test – – + + + +
Note: (+) indicates the presence of phytochemical constituents, (–) indicates the absence of phytochemical constituents.
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