Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING OF HIBISCUS SYRIACUS LEAVES EXTRACT

*Kiran Kumar S. J. and Deenadayalan K.

Abstract

Many of the phyto-constituents were traditionally reported for dreadful aliments, are nowadays found to exhibit interesting bioactivity and have cardinal output. One noticeable striking example is use of plant Hibiscus syriacus in various ailments. The plant parts are reported to have medicinal value and used by local community in various diseased conditions. The thirst of present work is to isolate active constituent from leaves of the plant Hibiscus syriacus. Extraction of leaves of plant was carried out by soxhlet apparatus. Phytochemical analysis was conducted to identify nature of chemical constituent present in the plant. Isolation and identification was conducted by chromatographic techniques. Isolated fractions were characterized using data obtained from spectral analysis. Novel biologically active natural products will continue to serve as lead compounds for drug development and is biochemical probes for the discovery of pharmacological and biochemical process.

Keywords: Hibiscus syriacus, chloroform extract, antipyretic.