Methanolic Extract of Myrsine africana Leaf Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Albino Mice

Table 1

Phytochemical screening of M. africana leaf crude extract.

List of metabolites	Tests used	Results
Terpenoids	Salkowski’s test	+
Steroids	Liebermann–Burchard test	+
Flavonoids	NaOH test	+
Glycosides	Keller–Kiliani test	+
Anthraquinones	Borntrager’s test	---
Tannins	Braemer’s test	+
Saponins	Froth test	+
Phenols	Ferric chloride	+
Alkaloids	Wagner’s test	+

+, indicates test positive; ---, indicates test negative.