Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of medicinal plants. Phyllanthus amarus, clerodendrum viscosum, ailanthus excelsa, syzigium cumini and cassia occidentalis by using polar solvent methanol, non polar hexane and aqueous extract. Phytochemical screening of the medicinal plants of nepal. The present study was undertaken to document the ethnomedicinal uses of twenty plants and analyse their phytochemical constituents. Antidiabetes and antiobesity medicinal plants and phytochemicals. In this study an attempt was made to analyze preliminary phytochemical content, antimicrobial. Review of literature phytochemical screening medicinal plants are best owed with large number of pharmaceutically useful compounds which can be studied for investigation of new drugs for many serious diseases like cancer, tumours, aids and many human degenerative diseases. Phytochemicals from medicinal plants are receiving ever greater attention in the scientific literature, in medicine, and in the world economy in general. Pdf phytochemical screening of some medicinal plants of. Preliminary phytochemical screening of selected medicinal.
Preliminary screening of phytochemicals is a valuable step in the. Introduction the value of medicinal plants in drug discovery is known to us well and the human being used them for various purposes from the beginning of the human history farnsworth, 2008. The results revealed the presence of medically active compounds in the seven plants studied. Our results showed that the grampositive strain, sa7, was more sensitive to inhibition by leaf extracts tested than the gram. Phytochemical analysis and comprehensive evaluation of. From the table, it could be seen that, proteins, carbohydrates, phenols and tannins, flavonoids and saponins were present in all the plants. Abstract the phytochemical analyses, nutrient value and economic importance of hibiscus sabdariffa commonly known as zobo plant was carried out. Identification of phytochemical components from aerva. Phytochemical analysis and medicinal uses of hibiscus. Preliminary phytochemical screening of crude extracts from. Herbal extracts and phytochemicals oxford academic journals. Pdf application of plant cell and tissue culture for the. Pdf the present study deals with the phytochemical screening of available parts mainly leaves and stem of twelve medicinal plants of four.
Phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants occurring in local area. Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Zhang 54 identified extracts and constituents from 85 individual medicinal plants that have demonstrated potential efficacy for treating psychiatric disorders on. Approximately 80% of the world inhabitants depend on the medicinal plants in the form of traditional formulations for their primary health care system well as in the treatment of a number of diseases since the ancient time. The medicinal value of these plants lies in some chemical substances that produce a definite physiological action on the human body. Any part of the plant may contain active components such as bark, leaves, flowers, roots, fruits and seeds gordon and david, 2001.
Phytochemicals are the chemicals produces by various parts of the plants. After centuries of empirical use of herbal preparation, the first. Such a plant will have its parts including leaves, roots, rhizomes, stems, barks. Phytochemicals defined in the strictest sense, as chemicals produced by plants. Nevertheless, the present investigation represents a preliminary screening of some medicinal plants used against typhoid fever in bamboutos division. To address this lacuna, the present investigation was carried out for the phytochemical analysis and in vitro antioxidant activities of whole plant of bryophyllumpinnatumlam. These include compounds that are utilized as food by man and other animals and also other compounds that exert physiological.
Phytochemical analysis and assessment of antioxidant and. Screening of the plants was performed using standard methods and resulted in the detection of the presence of tannins, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins. Chemistry jkuat a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of master of science chemistry in the school of pure and applied. The result of the study could be useful for description and foundation of monograph of the plant. The phytochemical characteristics of seven medicinal plants tested were summarized in the table1. Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of. Biological activity, medicinal plants, phytochemistry, secondary metabolites, uzbekistan. Studies carried out during the past 23 decades have shown that. Pdf phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants. The main aim of the present research was to study phytochemical content and possible antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of 61 medicinal plants of pakistan. General techniques involved in phytochemical analysis. Traditional folk treatment from wild plants has always guided researchers to search for novel medications to develop healthy life.
Plants containing beneficial phytochemicals may supplement the needs of the human body by acting as natural antioxidants. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of. Medicinal plants are the local heritage with global importance. This method is mainly applicable to fragile flower and leaves and this requires large. Medicinal plants are of great importance to the health of individuals and communities. Ethnomedicinal use and phytochemical analysis of selected.
Preliminary phytochemical screening of different solvent. Introduction medicinal plants are of great importance to the health of individuals and communities. The medicinal value of these plants lies in some chemical substances that produce a definite physiological action on the human body edeoga et al. Pdf phytochemical analysis of eight medicinal plants of. The phytochemical analysis of the plants is very important commercially and has great interest in pharmaceutical. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant property of. Let us consider some of these sources of medicinal folklore. Phytochemicals are naturally occurring in the medicinal plants. Phytochemical analysis of traditional medicinal plants and their.
These compounds are thought to be largely responsible for the medicinal properties and health benefits of medicinal herbs. The therapeutic potential of plants has been well explored over a very long time period. The vast array of therapeutic effects associated with medicinal plants includes antiinflammatory, antiviral, antitumor, antimalarial, and analgesic. Phytochemical analysis and medicinal uses of hibiscus sabdariffa. The study has been designed with the objective to examine the methanol extracts of eight medicinal plants belonging to the family lamiaceae. The elders of mizoram use several plants for medicinal purposes and treatment of many human diseases. Pdf four medicinal plants including ranunculus arvensis, equisetum ravens, carathamus lanatus and fagonia critica were used for the study. Original article preliminary phytochemical screening of six medicinal plants used in traditional medicine. Materials and methods collecting of plant materials. Phytochemical analysis of the plants belongs to cucurbitaceae family confirms the presence of various phytochemicals.
Phytochemical constituents of some nigerian medicinal plants. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of these plants confirm the presence of various phytochemicals like alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, terpenoids, steroids, coumarins. Phytochemical importance of medicinal plants as potential. Safety efficacy and action mechanisms pdf author bashar saad isbn b072fcnpvk file size 5. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of different solvent. High concentrations of phytochemicals, which may protect against free radical damage, accumulate in fruits and vegetables. Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activities of some. Medicinal plants, preliminary, screening, phytochemical. Numerous phytochemicals with potential or established biological activity have been identified.
Acacia concina fruit, citrus limon fruit, curcuma longa rhizome, rosa indica petals and spindus mucorosi fruit, which were commonly used in various cosmetic preparations were selected 5 gm each of plant samples dissolved in 30 ml ethanol and water separately to obtain plant extracts. Phytochemicals found in medicinal herbs or plants list. Pdf phytochemistry of medicinal plants researchgate. The medicinal plants are useful for healing as well as curing of human diseases because of the presence of phytochemical constituents 1. Phenolics are the largest group of phytochemicals that account for most of the antioxidant activity in plants or plant products 14. The phytochemicals including alkaloids, total phenols. The present study reports on the phytochemical analysis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of various extracts from a. The journey of medicinal plant research an assessment of the previous trends and impact of research into the phytochemistry on medicinal plants of the world is quite desirable before considering recent trends. Cancer is one of the major obstacles to human health around the world. Phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants occurring in. Phytochemical analysis of traditional medicinal plants and. Medicinal plants, ethnomedicine, phytochemical constituents. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals.
Phytochemical screening and gcms analysis of leaf extract of pergularia daemia forssk chiov. The importance of medicinal plant in drug development is known to us and humans have used them for different diseases from the beginning of human history. The potential of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the extracts from such plants are of. The results of the phytochemical analysis of these medicinal plants showed that the terpenoids, phlobatannins, reducing sugar, flavonoids and alkaloids were found to be present in afore mentioned medicinal plants. Phytochemical screening and gcms analysis of leaf extract. Analysis of proximate, micronutrients and determination of phytochemicals in selected medicinal plants in mbitahomabay county john owuor oyugi i56ce219222012 bsc. Phytochemicals are non nutritive chemical constituents of plants which occur naturally in it, or the chemicals which is derived from plants are called phytochemicals1. Mizoram is hot spot of plant biodiversity and treasure for several medicinal plants. The common method that is followed in drying medicinal plants is warmair drying. Plants have limitless ability to synthesize aromatic substances, mostly phenols or their.
Phytochemical and biological investigations on medicinal plants. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts of. The use of medicinal plants against human pathogens has long been practiced before the advent of antibiotics sumner, 2008. Phytochemical screening tests was conducted for five plant species and found that extract contains a variety of.
Manjulika yadav, sanjukta chatterji, sharad kumar gupta and geeta watal alternative therapeutics unit, drug development division, medicinal research lab, department of chemistry, university of allahabad, allahabad211 002, u. Plants are able to produce a large number of diverse bioactive compounds. Studies carried out during the past 23 decades have shown that these phytochemicals have an important role in. Phytochemicals are compounds that give plants their color, flavor, and smell. Phytochemical screening of the bioactive compounds in twenty 20. The amount of phytochemical substances varies considerably from species to species and even from plant to plant, depending on the age and various ecological and climatic factors7.
In nigeria the plant is used to make a popular beverage known as zobo drink. Phytochemical analysis shows the presence of flavonoids, tannins triterpenoids, saponins, sterols, alkaloids and carbohydrates. Thus, conducting preliminary phytochemical screening of plants is an important aspect in determining the chemical. Pdf medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive phytochemicals or bionutrients.
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