Investigating the Phytochemicals and Antimicrobial Activities of Shoot and Root of Pycreus smithianus (Ridl.) C. B. Clarke (Family Cyperaceae)

Table 1

Qualitative analysis of extracts of Pycreus smithianus.

Test	Inference
	Root (aq)	Shoot (aq)	Root (eth)	Shoot (eth)
Reducing sugars	+	+	+	+
Dragendorff’s reagent (alkaloids)	−	−	−	−
Steroids	−	−	−	−
Tannins	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids	+	+	−	+
Terpenoids	+	+	−	+
Cardiac glycosides	−	+	+	+
Saponins	+	−	+	+

Key: eth: ethanolic extract; aq: aqueous extract; (−): absent; (+): present.