PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF STEM, LEAVES, FLOWER AND SEED KERNEL OF MANGIFERA INDICA L.

Abstract

Mangifera indica L. is medicinally important plant species used to treat different diseases. The present work is aimed to screen this medicinal plant for phytochemicals. Leaf, stem, flower and seed kernel powder of this plant were extracted in ethanol solvents by soxhlet extraction and screened for secondary metabolites. Leaves of Mangifera indica revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, phytosterols, tannins, fixed oils and fats, resins, phenols, flavonoids, proteins; and absence of glycosides and amino acids. Stem of Mangifera indica showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, phytosterols, resins, phenols, tannins, flavonoids, proteins; and absence of glycosides, tannins and amino acids. Whereas the flower and seed kernel revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterols, fixed oils and fats, resins, phenols, tannins,  flavonoids, proteins and amino acids but absence of anthranol glycosides. The plant parts showed variation in secondary metabolites. Mangifera indica accumulates more number of secondary metabolites. The findings of the present study will be helpful to the phytochemists and pharmacologists for identification of new active principles.