Research Article

Evaluation of Aloe weloensis (Aloeacea) Mucilages as a Pharmaceutical Suspending Agent

Table 2

Preliminary phytochemical screening of Aloe weloensis mucilage.

TestsObservations

Test for tannins (ferric chloride test)Positive
Test for flavonoids (Shinoda test)Positive
Test for mucilage (ruthenium red test)Positive
Test for alkaloids (Wagner’s test)Negative
Test for glycosides (Keller Killiani)Positive