Table 2.

Preliminary qualitative phytochemical screening of the hexane, chloroform and methanol leaf and stem extracts of Combretum molle.

Phytocompound	Test	Extract
		Leaf			Stem
		H	C	M	H	C	M
Alkaloids	Wagner’s test	+	+	++	+	+	++
	Mayer’s test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids	Lead acetate	++	++	++	++	++	++
	Alkaline reagent test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Acid hydrolysis test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Phenolic compounds	Ferric chloride test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Lead acetate test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Polyphenols	Ferric chloride test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Terpenoids	Salkowski’s test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Liebermann–Burchard test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tannins	Ferric chloride test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Lead acetate test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Gelatin test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Coumarin	Sodium hydroxide test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Saponin	Foam test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Olive oil test	–	–	+	–	–	+
Phytosterols	Salkowski’s test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Liebermann–Burchard test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gums and mucilage	Precipitation test	+	–	–	+	–	–
	Ruthenium red test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Resins	Acetone test	–	–	–	–	–	–
Glycosides	Keller–Killani test	–	–	–	–	–	–
Carbohydrates	Molisch’s test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Fehling’s test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Amino acids and proteins	Ninhydrin test	+	+	+	+	+	+
	Biuret test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lipids and fixed oils	Spot test	–	–	++	–	–	++

Note: (++) = intense positive reaction; (+) = positive reaction (–) = negative reaction; H = hexane; C = chloroform; and M = methanol.