Chemical Compounds Investigation of Cassia auriculata Leaves – A Potential Folklore Medicinal Plant
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Medicinal plants, herbs, spices and herbal remedies are integral components of alternative system of medicine since times immemorial. Cassia auriculata Linn. is a potential folklore medicinal plant (Caesalpiniaceae) used for Aurveda nad Siddha systems of medicine. In this study, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amide, triterpene, diterpene alcohols and phytol were identified as the major chemical groups in the methanol fractions of C.auriculata leaf extracts. Their structures were elucidated, on the basis of GC-MS data, 3-O-Methyl-d-glucose (48.50%), αTocopherol-β-D-mannoside (14.22%), Resorcinol (11.80%), n-Hexadecanoic acid (3.21%) and 13-Octadecenal,(Z)(2.18%).
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