Physiochemical, Insecticidal, and Antidiabetic Activities of Senna occidentalis Linn Root

Table 2

Results of phytochemical screening of Senna occidentalis root.

Metabolites	Tests	Methanol
Alkaloids	Dragendorff’s	++++
	Mayer’s	++++
	Hager’s	++++
	Wagner’s	++++
Coumarins	KOH/U. V.	++
Flavonoids	NaOH/KOH	+++
	NH3OH con.	+++
	ALCL3 (flavones or and chalcone).	+++
	Mg/HCL (flavones/flavanol glycosides)	−
Glycosides	Anthraquinane	+
	Cardiac	+
Saponins	Foam	+++
Sterols/triterpene	Liebermann–Burchard	−/++++
	Salkowski	−/++++
Tannins	Ferric chloride	+++
	Salts gelatin	++
Sugar	Molisch’s	+++
	Fehling’s/Benedict’s	+
	Barfoed’s	+++
Amino acids	Ninhydrin	+
	Xanthopreotic	++
Proteins	Biuret	++
Lipids	Sudan III	–

++++ = very high amount, +++ ≡ high amount, ++ ≡ moderate amount, + ≡ low amount, ± ≡ trace amount or absent, and − = absent.