Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of FERETIA APODANTHERA root bark extracts

Table 2 The Qualitative Determination of Phytochemicals in n-Hexane, Diethyl Ether, Ethanol and Aqueous Extracts of Feretia apodanthera

Phytochemical	Method	N-hexane	Diethyl ether	Ethanol	Aqueous
Carbohydrates	Molish	–	–	+	+
Reducing Sugars	Fehling	–	–	+	+
Free Anthraquinone	Bontrager	–	–	–	–
Unsaturated steroids	Salkowski	+	+	+	+
Triterpenes	Liebermann-Bucchard	+	+	+	+
Cardiac glycosides	Keller-Killani	–	+	+	+
Saponin	Frothing	–	–	+	+
Tannins	Ferric chloride	–	+	+	+
Flavonoids	Shinoda	–	+	+	+
Alkaloids	Dragendoff	–	–	+	–

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