Tests Leaf  extracts
P.E.E C.E E.A.E M.E A.E
Alkaloids
- Dragendorff’s test
- Mayer’s test
- Wagner’s test
- Hager’s test		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
Carbohydrates
- Molish’s test
- Fehling’s test
- Benedict’s test
- Barfoed’s test		   -                 
-
-
-   		+
+
+
+		 +
+
-
+		 +
+
+
+		 +
+
+
-
Steroids
- Liebermann-
Burchard reaction
- Salkowski test		 +
+		 -
-		 +
-		 +
+		 -
-
Phenolics and Tannins
- 5% ferric        chloride test
- Lead acetate solution test		 -
-		 -
-		 +
-		 +
+		 +
+
Glycosides
-Borntragers test
-Keller killani test
-Saponin test		 -
+
-		 -
-
-		 -
+
+		 +
+
+		 +
+
+
Proteins
-Millons test
Xanthoprotein test		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
“+” Positive “-” Negative
P.E.E (Petroleum ether extract)
C.E (Chloroform extract)
E.A.E (Ethylacetate extract)
M.E (Methanol extract)
A.E (Aqueous extract)
Table 3: Qualitative phytochemical screening of different extracts of Cassia roxburghii.