Table 2.
Phytochemical analysis of samples (leaves and stems) from Phania matricarioides collected from different geographical localities in Cuba.
| Test for Constituent Groups | Name of Test | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PmB | PmC | PmI | ||
| Alkaloids | Dragendorff reagent test | − | − | − |
| Amino acid | Ninhydrin | − | − | − |
| Anthocyanins | HCl conc./pentanol | + | + | + |
| Coumarins | Baljet test | + | + | ++ |
| Flavonoids | Shinoda (Mg-HCl) | + | + | + |
| Phenols/tannin | Ferric chloride test | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Quinones | Börntrager | + | + | + |
| Saponins | Foam test | − | − | − |
| Triterpens/steroids | Lieberman Burchard reagent | + | ++ | + |
| Reductant sugars | Fehling test | + | ++ | ++ |
| Fats or oil | Sudan III | + | + | + |
| Volatile oil | Microsublimation-vanillic | + | + | + |
PmB: collected in Bauta, Artemisa Province, Cuba. PmC: collected in Cangrejeras, Artemisa Province, Cuba. PmI: collected in gardens of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Foods, La Lisa, Havana Province, Cuba. −: Negative, +: positive, ++: highly positive.