Comparative phytochemical screening of flowers of a few medicinal plants.
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2011-07
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The flowers of a few medicinal plants such as Calotropis gigantea, Caesalpinia
pulcherrima, Cassia auriculata, Azadiracta indica, Catharanthus roseus and Nerium oleander were
collected, air dried, pulverized and subjected to methanol extraction. Methanol extracts were screened
phytochemically for its chemical components. This revealed the presence of steroids, reducing sugars,
triterpenoids, sugars, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, catechins, saponins, tannins,
anthroquinons and amino acids. This study provides some scientific bases for the use of theses flowers as
a remedy for some infectious diseases in folkloric medicine. The phytochemicals observed could be
attributed to the presence of some of the active compounds which will be used for the treatment of
various diseases.
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Phytochemicals, folkloric medicine, infectious diseases
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Britto A John De, Gracelin D Herin Sheeba. Comparative phytochemical screening of flowers of a few medicinal plants. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 Jul-Sept; 2(3): 19-22.