Abstract

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LEAVES OF PERGULARIA DAEMIA (FORSSK.) CHIOV.

Sandhya Bhoyar* and Sharad Biradar

Abstract

Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. of family Asclepidaceae commonly known as utaran which is used to cure cough, asthma and treating various diseases in traditional system of medicine. The present investigation is based on the screening of various phytochemicals and to analyze physicochemical characteristics from Pergularia daemia leaves. The pharmacognostical characteristics like macroscopic, microscopic features and leaf constants were determined. The physicochemical analysis was determined (Kokate, (2006) to check ash values, total ash, acid soluble and acid insoluble ash value extractive values (alcohol and water soluble) and moisture content of powdered leaf drug. Preliminary phytochemical screening shows the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, saponins, carbohydrates and amino acid.

Keywords: Pergularia daemia, physicochemical analysis, pharmacognostic study and phytochemical screening.