IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Phytochemical screening from plant extracts of medicinal plant Sterculia urens. Roxb.

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Nagaraju Rathnavath1, Kamalakar Palakurthy2

Abstract

The present study is carried out to identify the various phytochemicals present in the selected plant Sterculia urens. Roxb. (fam: Sterculiaceae) which is used by Gondu tribes at Seethagondi grampanchayath of Adilabad district, Telangana State, India to treat dog bites. The leaf, bark and root extracts were isolated from water, acetone, petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanol. In total of 14 phytochemicals, the maximum phytochemicals were observed in bark of the plant. Methanolic and Acetonic extracts have shown maximum presence of phytochemicals. After bark, the leaf extracts showed more number of phytochemicals in Acetonic extracts followed by root in Acetonic extracts. From the present study, it is evident that the phytochemicals present in the selected plant can be used to produce a potent drug to cure dog bites and gives a scope for further research in the pharmaceutical industry.

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