Table 1. Phytochemical constituents identified in methanol extract of C. macroptera fruit.
Phytochemical constituents | Specific tests | Result |
Carbohydrate | Molisch 's test | - |
Barfoed's test | - | |
Benedict's test | - | |
Fehling test | - | |
Glycoside | General test | - |
Bromine water test | - | |
Glucoside | General test | - |
Fat and fixed oils | Stain test | - |
Saponification test | - | |
Alkaloid | Mayer's test | - |
Hager's test | - | |
Dragendorff's test | - | |
Wagner test | - | |
Tannic acid test | - | |
Tannin | Lead acetate test | - |
Ferric chloride test | - | |
Alkaline reagent test | - | |
Steroid | Liebermann-Burchard's test | + |
Terpenoid | Salkowski test | + |
Saponin | Frothing test | + + |
Flavonoid | General test | - |
Shinoda test | +/- |
+: Presence, -: Absence, +/-: Presence/absence not ascertained.