Table 1.
Phytochemical screening of the water and ethanolic leaf extracts of M. scandens.
| Phytochemical constituents | Phytochemical test | Aqueous extract | Ethanolic extract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Dragendorff’s test | − | − |
| Terpenoids | Liebermann Burchard’s test | − | − |
| Flavonoids | Shinoda’s test | + | − |
| Phytosterols | Chloroform | + | + |
| Proteins | Millon’s test | + | + |
| Reducing sugars | Fehling’s test | + | + |
| Glycosides | Molisch’s test | − | − |
| Phenols | Ferric chloride | + | + |
| Resins | – | + | + |
| Tannins | Ferric chloride | + | + |
| Saponins | Frothing test | + | + |
| Free aminoacids | Ninhydrin test | + | + |
| Arginine | Sakaguchi test | + | + |
(+) Indicates present, (−) indicates absent.