Table 1 Results of preliminary phytochemical screening of Dissotis rotundifolia leaves.

Alkaloids

Dragendorff's reagent

+

Wagner's reagent

+

Mayer's reagent

+

1% picric acid reagent

+

Anthracene derivatives

Combined anthraquinones

-

Free anthraquinones

-

Tannins

Phenazone test

+

Iron complex test

+

Formaldehyde test

+

Modified iron complex test

+

Saponin glycosides

Frothing test

+

Haemolysis test

+

Cardiac glycosides

Keller killiani test

+

Lieberman's test

+

Legal test

+

Kedde test

+

Cyanogenetic glycosides

Sodium picrate test paper

-