Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS OF TRIDAX PROCUMBENS LINN

Vaijayanthimala Palanisamy*, T. Keerthana, G. Kirubhakaran, P. Kowsalya and Sangameswaran Balakrishnan

Abstract

Plant constitutes a vital component of the biodiversity as they play a key role in maintaining earth’s environmental equilibrium and ecosystem stability. Tridaxprocumbens Linn is commonly called as “Coat Buttons” or wild daisy and is dispensed for “Bhringraj” by some of the practitioners. Tridaxprocumbens Linn suggest hereby that all natural products can be turned bioactive molecules as every diverse molecule possessing one kind or multiple kinds of biological and pharmacological activities like Hepatoprotective activity, Immunomodulating property, Anti-inflammatory, Wound healing, Antidiabetic activity, Anticoagulant activity, Hypotensive effect, diarrhoea. The present study was aimed to investigate phytochemical present in the leaves extract with different solvents of Tridax procumbens LINN. The plant was extracted successively in Ethanol and water. This analysis revealed the presence or absence of phytochemical such as flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, saponins, terpenoids, tannins, carbohydratesetc.

Keywords: Tridax procumbens, Extracts, Coat Buttons and Phytochemical analysis.