A small quantity of the extract was separately treated with few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid and filtered. The filtrate was used for the following tests. The minimum amount of extract was treated with Mayer’s reagent. Cream color precipitates if obtained with the aqueous extracts, will indicate the presence of alkaloids. The minimum amount of extract was treated with dragendroff’s reagent. Reddish brown precipitate, if obtained, will indicate the presence of alkaloids.