Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Musa paradisiaca Sap in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Secondary metabolite constituents of Musa paradisiaca sap.

Secondary metabolites	Observation	Inference
Alkaloids	Cream colour with Mayer’s reagent; Reddish-brown precipitate with Wagner’s and Dragendorff’s reagents	Present
Tannins	White precipitate with ethanolic KOH	Present
Saponins	Stable, persistent froth with water	Present
Flavonoids	Dark yellow colour with KOH	Present
Phenolics	Greenish precipitate with FeCl3	Present
Steroids	Red colour with drops of concentrated H2SO4	Present
Triterpenes	Absence of bluish-green colour	Not detected
Cardiac glycosides	Absence of reddish-brown colour at the interface	Not detected
Anthraquinones	Absence of pink in the ammoniacal phase	Not detected
Cardenolides and dienolides	Absence of brown ring at the interfere	Not detected