Phytochemical, antimicrobial, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory potential of medicinal plant Dryopteris ramosa (Hope) C. Chr.

Table 1 Qualitative phytochemical analysis of crude extract of D. ramose

Sr. No.	Phytochemical	Test	Observations	Inference
1	Saponins	Froth test	Foam formation	+
2	Flavonoids	Shinoda test	Red or pink color	+
		Alkaline reagent test	Yellow color	+
		AlCl₃ test.	Yellow ppt	+
3	Alkaloids	Dragendroff reagent	Reddish brown ppt	+
		Mayer reagent	Creamy ppt	+
		Wagner reagent	Reddish brown ppt	+
4	Carbohydrate	Fehling’s test	Brick red ppt	+
5	Glycosides	Keller-Killiani test	Brown ring at interface	+
		Legal’s test	Pink to red color	+
		Borntrager’s test	Reddish pink color	+
6	Triterpenes	Salkowaski test	Reddish brown color	+
7	Phenols	FeCl₃ test	Color change	+
8	Tannins	FeCl₃ test	Black color	+
8	Tannins	Gelatin test	Green black	+

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