QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM (L.) DC. (OXALIDACEAE)

Authors

  • P. DEVI RAJA RAJESWARI Department of Anatomy, Rajas Dental College, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli Bharath University, Selaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • K. ARUNA Department of Anatomy, Rajas Dental College, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli Bharath University, Selaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • K. PRABU Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai
  • R. CHIDAMBARAM Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
  • S. RAJA SANKAR Velammal Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Madurai

Keywords:

Phytochemical constituents, Biophytum sensitivum, Quantitative analysis.

Abstract

The present study investigates the quantitative analysis of the major bioactive constituents of medicinally important plant Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. Flavonoids, alkaloids, phenols were reported in the ethanol extract. Percentage of major elements like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur were determined. The significance of the plant in traditional medicine is discussed in the study with respect to the role of the plant in ethnomedicine in India.

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31.03.2014

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P. DEVI RAJA RAJESWARI, K. ARUNA, K. PRABU, R. CHIDAMBARAM, & S. RAJA SANKAR. (2014). QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM (L.) DC. (OXALIDACEAE). International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(1), 726–730. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3090

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Volume 5, Issue 1, 2014

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