INVESTIGATIONS OF PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING FROM Chrysopogonzizanioides (L). Roberty CHLOROFORM EXTRACT
SAJUSHA DUGULURI
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-600073, India.
SELVAKUMAR S *
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-600073, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background and Aim: A single herbal medicinal plant may consists of thousands of phytoconstituents or secondary metabolites and the possibilities of making new drug development and discoveries become evident. Experimental procedure: The Preliminary phytochemical screening were performed by qualitative methods Results and Conclusion: The Aim of the present study is to evaluate the presence of various phyto-chemicals i.e alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, etc.., from the various extracts of medicinal plant Chrysopogon zizanioides (L).Roberty Our results indicate that the plant extract possess various phytoconstituents such as alkaloids, flavanoids, tannins and polyphenols. The study demonstrated that the phyto-chemicals in a Chrysopogon zizanioides (L). Roberty may contribute significantly to the different activities of this plant in further studies.
Keywords: Chrysopogon zizanioides (L), Roberty, Phytochemicals, Chemotherapy, Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes