Table 2.

Screening results of extracts from the pericarp and seed of S. apetala.

Tests for	Test Name	Pericap extracts	Seed extracts
Saponins	a)Frothing b)Emulsification	b	b
		b	b
Flavonoids	a)Alkaline reagent test b)Lead acetate test	a	a
		a	a
Alkaloids	a)Mayer's reagents b)Hager's test c)Wagner's test	a	a
		a	a
		a	a
Carbohydrates	Molisch's test	a	a
Anthraquinones	Borntrager'stest	b	b
Steroids	a)Salkowski test b)Liebermann-Burchard's test	a	a
		a	a
Terpenoids	a)Salkowski test b)Liebermann-Burchard's test	a	a
		a	a
Tannins	a)Gelatin-salt block test b)Lead acetate test	a	a
		a	a
Glycosides	a)Sodium hydroxide reagent b)Test for glycosides with glucose as the glycine	a	a
		a	a
Coumarins	MeOH test	a	a

^a= present.

^b= absent.