| Test for constituents groups | Diethyl ether | Alcohol | Water |
| Dragendorff | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Wagner | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Sudan III | + | ||
| Baljet | +++ | ++ | |
| Lieberman-Burchard | + | + | |
| Catechins | + (green) | ||
| Resins | − | ||
| Fehling | + | + | |
| Foam test | + | + | |
| FeCl3 | + (intense green) | + (intense green) | |
| Ninhydrine | − | ||
| Börntrager | +++ | ||
| Shinoda | + | + | |
| Kedde | − | ||
| Anthocyanidins | − | ||
| Bitter principles and/or astringents | − |