Evaluation of Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiarthritic, Thrombolytic, and Anthelmintic Activity of Methanol Extract of Lepidagathis hyalina Nees Root

Table 1

Result of phytochemical screening of methanolic extract of L. hyalina Nees roots (MELHR).

Phytochemicals	Test types	Appearance	Results
Carbohydrates	Molisch’s test	Reddish color ring form	++
Quinones	HCl test	Yellow color present	+
Alkaloids	Wagner test; Mayer’s test	A reddish-brown color; Yellow color	++; +
Reducing sugar	Benedict’s test; Fehling’s test:	Reddish color precipitate form; Red precipitate form	++; ++
Phenols	FeCl3 test	Violet color form	++
Polyphenols	Ferric cyanide test	Blue-green color form	+
Flavonoids	Lead acetate test	Fluorescence yellow color form	++
Resins	FeCl3 test	No precipitation	−
Glycosides	Shinoda test	No deep red color	−
Phlobatannins	HCl test	No reddish precipitate form	−
Xanthoproteins	Xanthoprotein test	No reddish-brown precipitate form	−
Triterpenoids	Salkowski’s test	Reddish-brown color form	+
Coumarins	Ammonia test	Green color form	++
Cardial glycosides	Legal test	Brown color	+
Cholesterols	General test	No red rose color	−

++: Highly present; +: moderately present; −: absent.