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- Title
Comparative analysis of Phytochemicals present in Polyalthia longifolia and Justicia adhatoda.
- Authors
Dashora, Alankrita; Sharma, Kanika
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of phytochemicals in the leaves of Polyalthia longifolia and Justicia adhatoda .P. longifolia has been used in the traditional system of medicine for the treatment of fever, skin diseases, diabetics and hypertension. J. adhatoda is a well-known drug in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine and has been used for the treatment of various diseases such as Asthma, bleeding, bronchitis, cough, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, hysteria, insainty, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, skin disorders, swelling, urinary disorders, vomiting. The phytochemical screening of the extracts was analyzed for the presence and absence of Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Tannins, Flavanoids, Phytosterols, Volatile oils and Saponins. The leaves extract of the plants were prepared using different solvents like Petroleum ether, Benzene, Chloroform, Acetone, Alcohol, Methanol, and Water. Alkaloids, Flavanoids and volatile oils were the major compounds found in all solvent fractions of J. adhatoda except in petroleum ether fraction in which flavonoids were absent whereas in P. longifolia also Alkaloids, Flavanoids and volatile oils are present in most of the fractions where Alkaloids are absent in benzene and chloroform fractions, Flavanoids are absent in petroleum ether and benzene fractions and volatile oils are absent in petroleum ether and chloroform fractions. The percent extractive value of methanolic fraction was found to be maximum around 22% in J. adhatoda whereas in P. longifolia maximum percent extractive value was found to be around 13% in its alcoholic fraction. The present study provides evidence that solvent extracts of P. longifolia and J. adhatoda contain medicinally important bioactive compounds and this justifies the use of plant species as traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases.
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 9, p5200
- ISSN
0976-7126
- Publication type
Academic Journal