What are the phytochemical analyses that I can easily do at home without using expensive chemicals?

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Jared Llomo

Manel Ouerfelli It's amazing how the sample for anthocyanin content is much easier to prepare. Thank you for sharing this!

Ghada Attia

Dear Jared

I think you can differentiate between volatile oil and fixed oil by a a filter paper

as fixed oil give permanent stain.

Please be save from covid-19.

Shibabrata Pattanayak

Pressure extract - the oldest and best method as it contains ALL phytochemicals. There is no other method of getting extraction by using chemicals and contain all phytochemicals.