PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEAF, FLOWER, AND BARK OF A MEDICINAL PLANT, CRATAEVA MAGNA (LOUR.) DC

Shashikanta Behera; Biswaranjan Behera; Durga Prasad Barik; Soumendra Kumar Naik

Authors

Shashikanta Behera Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India
Biswaranjan Behera Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India
Durga Prasad Barik Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India
Soumendra Kumar Naik Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this work was to perform preliminary screening of the phytoconstituents present in the leaf, flower, and bark of a valuable
medicinal plant, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC.
Methods: Phytochemical analysis of the leaf, flower, and bark extracts was done using various solvent by standard methods as described by Harborne
(1973).
Results: Six different extracts each for leaf, flower, and bark were screened. Saponins were present in all the extracts of leaf, flower, and bark, whereas
not a single extract showed the presence of steroids. Five extracts of flower and four extracts of leaf and bark indicated the prevalence of flavonoids.
Similarly, four extracts of bark and three extracts of leaf and flower showed the incidence of tannins. Terpenoids occurred only in the aqueous extracts
of leaf and flower, whereas alkaloids were found only in two and one extract(s) of leaf and bark, respectively. Phenolic compounds were not found in
any of the bark extracts, but three and two extracts of leaf and flower showed their presence.
Conclusion: The preliminary phytochemical analysis of this medicinal plant indicated that these plant parts can be exploited by scientists in general
and the pharmaceutical industries in particular for the designing of new drugs.
Keywords: Bark, Crataeva magna, Flower, Leaf, Medicinal plant, Phytochemical analysis.

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Author Biographies

Shashikanta Behera, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India

Research Scholar

Biswaranjan Behera, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India

Research Scholar

Durga Prasad Barik, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India

Lecturer

Soumendra Kumar Naik, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India

Reader (Associate Professor)

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