Phytochemical Screening of some compounds from plant leaf extracts of Holoptelea integrifolia (Planch.) and Celestrus emarginata (Grah.) used by Gondu tribes at Adilabad District, Andhrapradesh, India
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Phytochemicals are secondary metabolites produced by all plants in which some has medicinal uses. The phytochemical analysis of leaf extracts in aqueous, methanol, acetone, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of indigenous medicinally important plants of Holoptelea integrifolia and Celestrus emarginata were investigated. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins, quinines, cardiac glycosides, Xanthoproteins, glycosides, steroids, phenols, resins, carboxylic acid group in varying concentrations. This research supports the local use of the leaf extract of the plant Holoptelea integrifolia for pediculoses and Celestrus emarginata for increasing male sex vigour. This plant belongs to family Euphorbiaceae and Celestracea respectively. The present study provides evidence that solvent extract of Holoptelea integrifolia and Celestrus emarginata contains medicinally important bioactive compounds and this justifies the use of plant species as traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases.
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