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- Title
PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF FLOWERS EXTRACT OF AERVA LANATA LINN.
- Authors
Sharma, Ashok; Sharma, Ashish K.; Tara Chand; Manoj Khardiya; Kailash Chand Yadav
- Abstract
Aerva lanata Linn. (family: Amaranthaceae is a common weed found in fields and waste places of India. It is an important source of chemicals of medicinal and pharmaceutical importance such as á-amyrin, campesterol, chrysin, â-sitosterol, â-sitosterol palmitate, narcissin, flavanoids, glycosides and aervitrine which are effective as diuretic, lithotriptic anthelmintic, antidiabetic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and in the treatment of boils, cephalagia, cough, diarrhoea and jaundice. Hence, considering the importance of Aerva lanata an attempt is made to present the preliminary physicochemical and phytochemical screening of this plant. The study includes preparation of different extracts by successive solvent extraction for detailed analysis. Different physicochemical parameters such as colour, odour, taste, ash value (total ash, acid insoluble ash and water soluble ash value), loss on drying (moisture content) and phytochemical parameters such as extractive value (alcohol soluble and water soluble), percentage yield of successive solvent extracts and phytochemical screening of different extracts of Aerva lanata were carried out as per recommended physicochemical determinations and authentic phytochemical procedures. Preliminary phytochemical screening reveals the presence of alkaloids, proteins, carbohydrates, flavanoids, glycosides and saponins.
- Subjects
AMARANTHACEAE; AERVA lanata; WEEDS; HERBAL medicine; TRADITIONAL medicine
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmacology & Biological Sciences, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0973-6808
- Publication type
Article