In vitro anti-HIV activity of some Indian medicinal plant extracts

Table 3 Phytochemical screening of selected plant extracts

Sr. No.	Plant Extracts	Steriods	Saponins	Flavanoids	Alkaloids	Tannins/ Phenolic Compounds
1	A. lebbeck	+++	+	+	++++	++
2	T. procumbens	–	–	+	–	–
3	A. aspera	+++	+	+	++++	++++
4	F. benghalensis	+++	+	+	++++	+++
5	M. philippinensis	–	+	+	++++	++
6	R. centifolia	–	+	+	++++	++
7	S. potaotorum	+++	+	–	++++	++
8	A. reticulate	+++	–	+	++++	+++
9	F. infectoria	++	+	++	++++	++++
10	A. squamosa	–	+	+	++++	++

Legend: presence or absence of phytochemical components in plant extracts by different methods
-: Absent, ++++: Present in large proportion, +++: Present in good proportion, ++: Present in moderate proportion, +: Present in low proportion
Tests for Steroid: 1. Salkowski Reaction 2. Liebermann- Burchard Reaction 3. Liebermann’s Reaction
Tests for Saponins: 1. Foam Test
Tests for Flavanoids: 1. Shinoda Test 2. Lead acetate Test
Test for Alkaloids: 1. Dragendorff’s Test 2. Mayer’s Test 3. Hager’s Test 4. Wagner’s Test
Test for Tannins and Phenolic compounds: 1. 5% Ferric Chloride 2. Dilute Iodine Solution 3. Lead acetate solution 4. Dilute Potassium permanganate solution

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