INVESTIGATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL, MINERAL CONTENT AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL PROPERTY OF A POLYHERBAL EXTRACT
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical, mineral content, and physiochemical properties of a polyherbal
extract (PE).
Methods: Fresh plants Punica granatum (rind), Catharanthus roseus, Gymnema sylvestre, Cissus quadrangularis, Garcinia cambogia, Tinospora
cordifolia, Terminalia Arjuna, Urginea indica, Ficus racemosa were selected for the PE. The plants were collected from various areas in and around
Coimbatore district. The plants were washed, air dried, and coarsely powdered. 10 g of each plant powder has undergone various extract analysis for
its phytochemical screening. The coarse extract called PE is been tested for physiochemical properties and its mineral content.
Results: The presence of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, and tannins in all the extract but highest in the
hydroethanolic extract. The physiochemical properties showed the appropriate pH and solubility of PE.
Conclusion: Our findings provide that PE contain medicinally important secondary metabolites for the treatment of various diseases like cancer,
cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes mellitus in the traditional folk medicine.
Keywords: Punica granatum (rind), Catharanthus roseus, Gymnema sylvestre, Cissus quadrangularis, Garcinia cambogia, Tinospora cordifolia,
Terminalia Arjuna, Urginea indica, Ficus racemosa, Cardiovascular diseases, Polyherbal extract.
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