Table 3.

Phytochemical screening of Pogostemon parviflorus leaf extracts

Name of the test carried out	Reagents used	End result
A. Water extract
Starch	I2-KI	+
Tannins	Acidic FeCl3	+
Saponins	H2SO4 + Acetic unhydride	+
Proteins	Millon’s test	+
Anthraquinones	+ Benzene 10% NH4OH	-
Reducing sugars	Benedict’s	+
B. Alcoholic extract
Alkaloids	Mayer’s	-
	Wagner’s	-
	Dragendorff’s	-
Flavonoids	HCl + Mg turnings	-
Glycosides	Benzene+hot ethanol	-