Abstract

PHYTO-CHEMICAL PROFILING OF ABUTILON HIRTUM (LAM.) SWEET. LEAF EXTRACTS USING GC-MS ANALYSIS

P. Vivekraj*, Vijayan, A., Anandgideon, V. and Muthuselvam, D.

Abstract

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet belongs to the Malvaceae family, commonly known as ‘Vadathuthi’ is used in our traditional system of medicine for healing various diseases. Present research describes the simplest method of identification of phytochemicals terpenoids, glycosides, and alkaloids from the ethanolic leaf extract of A. hirtum. By using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) phenols, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids and Phytosterols were identified. These are reported for the first time in A. hirtum.

Keywords: Abutilon, GCMS, Vadathuthi, phytosterols.