Abstract

PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE LEAVES

Praveen Kumar Dasari*, Parvathaneni Ramya Krishna, Sheik Sushma Parveen, Narlapati Murali, Yarlagadda Likhitha and Tagaram Sai Mrudhula

Abstract

The present research work deals with determination of physicochemical analysis and phytochemical investigation of Pithecellobium dulce leaves. Standardization of crude drug extracted from plant plays an important role in identifying the quality and purity of drugs. The present research analysis reveals standardization of crude drug that includes moisture content, total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, and different soluble extractive values were estimated. The highest extractive values were recorded in water soluble extract of crude drug, the bioactive principles present in medicinal plants and that may lead to drug discovery and development. In the present study deals with phytochemical constituents of the Pithecellobium dulce leaves medicinal plant of family Leguminosae were identified in order to relate their presence with bioactivities of the plants. The present research find highlights that methanolic extracts of Pithecellobium dulce leaves had the highest number of phytochemicals compared to other solvent extracts. Hence, methanolic extracts of Pithecellobium dulce leaves holds the greatest potential to treat various human diseases and has profound medical applicability.

Keywords: Pithecellobium dulce leaves, Physico-chemical analysis, Phytochemical screening.