Research Article
Phytochemical Screening and Antinociceptive and Antidiarrheal Activities of Hydromethanol and Petroleum Benzene Extract of Microcos paniculata Barks
Table 1
Phytochemical screening of HMPB and PBMPB.
| | Phytoconstituents | Test name | Observation of various extracts | | HMPB | PBMPB |
| | Carbohydrates | Molisch’s test | − | − | | Fehling’s test | − | − |
| | Alkaloids | Mayer’s test | − | − | | Wagner’s test | − | − | | Dragendorff’s test | − | − |
| | Saponins | Frothing test | + | + |
| | Tannins | FeCl3 test | − | − |
| | Flavonoids | Alkali test | − | − | | Pew’s test | + | − |
| | Triterpenoids | Salkowski’s test | + | + |
| | Glycosides | General test | − | − | | Baljet test | − | − |
| | Anthraquinones | NH4OH test | − | − |
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+: presence of specific phytoconstituents; −: absence of specific phytoconstituents.
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