Abstract

EXTRACTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS

*Dr. Dheeraj Singh, Dr. Anjula Sachan, Dr. Hemant Singh, Dr. Ranjendra Nath, Dr. R. K. Dixit

Abstract

Plants are natural reservoir of medicinal agents. These are almost free from the side effects.[1] Nearly 75- 80% of the world’s population relies on traditional medicines for primary health care, most of which involve the use of plant extracts their active constituents.[2,3] Since ancient times medicinal plants have been the mainstay of traditional herbal medicine amongst rural dwellers. According to the World Health Organization, a medicinal plant is any plant which, in one or more of its parts, contains substances that can be used for therapeutic purposes, or which are precursors for chemo-pharmaceutical semi synthesis. Parts of such plants including leaves, roots, rhizomes, stems, barks, flowers, fruits, grains or seeds, employed in the control or treatment of a disease condition and therefore contains chemical components that are medically active.

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