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. 2014 Summer;13(3):1003–1009.

Table 2.

Phytochemical results of the Gum olibanum resin

Result Reagents Solvent systems Compounds
+ Vanillin sulfuric acid n-hexane: ethyl-acetate (7.2:2.8) Terpenoids and phenylpropanoids
+ Ferric chloride Chloroform: ethyl-acetate: formic acid (5:4:1) Phenolic compounds
+ Natural product reagent Ethyl acetate: methanol: water (100:13.5:10) Flavonoides