Phytochemical Determination from Leaf Samples of Grewia asiatica (L.)

  • Sonawne Pradip

Abstract

The plant Grewia asiatica (L.) is well known for its medicinal and therapeutic attributes. It possesses several medicinal properties like antidiabetic, analgesic, antibiotic and antimicrobial properties. Any plant which possesses medicinal properties should be subjected to detailed pharmacognostic study so that its proper identification can be done. The objective of present investigation was to carry out the determination of phytochemical study from leaf samples of Grewia asiatica L. Phytochemical screening of different solvent extracts of the leaves revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and tannins and irodoids along with minerals like calcium and potassium.

Published
2019-12-24
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