Research Article
A Study on Justicia flava (Forssk.) Vahl.: Pharmacognostic Characterization and Antiplasmodial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of the Leaves
Table 3
Preliminary phytochemical screening of J. flava leaves.
| Secondary metabolite | Test | Result |
| Tannins | Ferric chloride test | + | Glycosides (general) | Fehling’s test | + | Alkaloids | Dragendorff’s test | + | Saponins | Frothing test | + | Triterpenoids | Salkowski test | + | Phytosterols | Liebermann Burchard’s | + | Flavonoids | Alkaline reagent test | + | Coumarins | Fluorescence test | + |
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+: detected.
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