Evaluation of Uterotonic Activity, Acute Oral Toxicity, and Phytochemical Composition of Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc. Root Extracts

Table 5

Phytochemical composition of U. anisatum root powder, water, and ethanol extracts.

Phytochemical class	Test	Powder	Ethanol extract	Water extract
Alkaloid	Mayer’s	+	+	+
	Drangedorff’s	+	+	+
Glycosides	Kedde	+	+	+
	Keller–Killiani	+	+	+
	Borntrager’s	+	+	+
Saponins	Foam	+	+	+
Phytosterols	Lieberman	+	+	+
Triterpenes	Salkowski’s test	+	+	+
Phenols	Ferric chloride	+	+	+
Flavonoids	Sodium hydroxide	+	+	+
Diterpenes	Copper acetate	+	+	+
Proteins	Xanthoproteic	+	+	+
Fixed oils	Filter paper	+	+	+
Essential oils	Hydro distillation	+	ND	ND

+ present; − absent; ND: not done.