10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 2 2013 (April - June) The traditional medicine involves the use of different plant extracts or the bioactive constituents. For this study, nine medicinal plants such as lessThan i greaterThan Andrographis paniculata, Bixa orellana, Catharanthus roseus, Curcuma longa, Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus niruri, Terminalis bellerica, Terminalua chebula lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Tinospora cordifolia lessThan /i greaterThan , were subjected to phytochemical analysis employing standard methods. The study confirms the presence of various phytochemicals like Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Saponins, Glycosides, Phenols, Proteins, Steroids, Terpenoids and Tannins. The results obtained in the present study suggest that these plants could be used for curing various ailments and possess potential antioxidant properties and can be used for the isolation of new and novel bioactive compounds. SUMATHI. P AND ISABELLA ROSALINE. S Medicinal plants, Plant extract, Phytochemicals. 225-230