Antioxidants of Phyllanthus emblica L. Bark Extract Provide Hepatoprotection against Ethanol-Induced Hepatic Damage: A Comparison with Silymarin

Table 1

Qualitative analysis of phytochemicals present in PEE.

Phytochemical analyzed	Test method	Inference
Carbohydrate	Molisch’s test	−
	Fehling’s test	−
Flavonoids	Alkaline reagent test	+
	Ferric chloride test	++
Tannins	Ferric chloride test	++
	Potassium dichromate test	+++
Glycosides	Keller-Kiliani’s test	+
Saponins	Foam test	+++
Alkaloids	Mayer’s test	+
	Dragendorff’s test	+
Sterols and triterpenoids	Salkowski test	−
Amino acids	Ninhydrin test	−

(+++): appreciable amount; (++) moderate amount; (+) trace amount; (−) completely absent.