| Test for constituents groups | Metabolite | Results |
| Dragendorff | Alkaloids | +/− |
| HCl(conc)/amilic alcohol | Anthocyanins | +/− |
| Baljet | Coumarins | +/− |
| Foam | Saponins | +/− |
| Shinoda | Flavonoids | +++ |
| Liebermann-Burchard | Triterpenes or steroids | +++ |
| Fehling | Reductants sugars | ++ |
| FeCl3 | Tannins | ++ |
| Sudan III | Fats or volatile oils | +++ |
| Ninhydrin | Aminoacids or amines | +++ |
| Börntrager | Quinones | − |
| Kedde | Cardiotonic glycosides | − |
| Resin test | Resins | − |