Table 4.

Fresh plant parts phytochemical screening report.

Secondary metabolites	Name of the test	MS	SL	MSS	SLS	EMS	ESL	HMS	HLS
Phenols	Neutral FeCl3 test	−	−	++	+	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids	Alkaline reagent test	+++	+++	+	+	+++	++	+++	+++
Alkaloids	Mayers test	+	++	−	−	++	+	+	+
Carbohydrates	Benedict’s test	−	−	−	−	−	++	−	+
Sterols	Salkowski test	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	+
Proteins	Biuret test	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
Saponins	Foam test	+++	+++	−	−	−	−	+	++
Terpenoids		+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tannins		−	−	−	+	−	+	−	−
Fat and oils		−	−	++	++	++	++	−	−

Note: − Negative, + Present, ++ Moderate, +++ Strongly present. MS = fresh matured stem water extract; SL = fresh stem and leaf water extract; SLS = fresh stem and leaf pet-ether extract; MSS = fresh matured stem pet-ether extract; EMS = fresh matured stem ethanol extract; ESL = fresh stem and leaf ethanol extract; HLS = fresh stem and leaf hydroalcoholic extract; HMS, fresh matured stem hydroalcoholic extract