Table 1.

Screening result of phytoconstituents in MESVM.

No.	Phytochemicals	Test	MESVM
1	Alkaloids	a) Mayer’s test	+
		b) Wagner’s test	+
		c) Hager’s test	−
		d) Dragendroff’s test	−
2	Carbohydrates	a) Molisch’s test	+
		b) Benedict’s test	+
		c) Fehling’s test	+
3	Glycosides	a) Legal’s test	+
		b) Modified Borntrager’s test	+
4	Saponins	a) Froth test	+
		b) Foam test	+
5	Phytosterols	a) Salkowski’s test	+
		b) Libermann-Burchard’s test	+
6	Phenols	a) Ferric Chloride test	+
7	Tannins	a) Ferric Chloride test	+
8	Flavonoids	a) Alkaline reagent test	+
		b) Lead acetate test	+
9	Proteins and amino acids	a) Xanthoproteic test	+