Phytochemical Profiling of Some Important Indigenous Plants

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical constituents present in some of the indigenous plants of Hyderabad, Telangana region. The plants included- Clitoriaternatea, Costusigneus, Menispermumcandenese, Moringaoleifera, Nycanthes arbortristis, Ocimum sanctum, Cymbopogoncitratus and Phyllanthusniruri. Leaf extracts were prepared from these plants employing water and methanol as solvents for analysing the presence of various phytochemicals. The results showed presence of a wide range of phytochemicals like flavonoids, saponins, quinones, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, phenols, tannins and steroids in various aqueous and methanolic test plant extracts.