Table 1 Phytochemical investigation of ethanolic leaf extract of Ranunculus laetus
Phytochemicals | Tests | R. laetus | |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary metabolites | Carbohydrates | Molish’s test | ++ |
Fehling’s test | ++ | ||
Barfoed’s test | ++ | ||
Benedict’s test | ++ | ||
Amino acids and proteins | Ninhydrin test | ++ | |
Biuret’s test | – | ||
Millon’s test | ++ | ||
Secondary metabolites | Alkaloids | Mayer’s test | – |
Wagner’s test | ++ | ||
Hager’s test | – | ||
Dragendroff’s test | ++ | ||
Terpenoids | Salkowski test | ++ | |
Libermann-Burchards test | ++ | ||
Flavonoids | Lead acetate test | ++ | |
Alkaline reagent test | ++ | ||
Shinoda test | ++ | ||
Tannins and phenolic compounds | FeCl3 test | ++ | |
Nitric acid test | ++ | ||
Gelatin test | – | ||
Dilute iodine solution test | – | ||
Saponins | Froth test | ++ | |
Glycosides | Legal’s test | ++ | |
Keller-Killani test | – | ||
Borntrager’s test | ++ | ||