QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATIONS OF PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA ROOTS
*Shakeeb Akhtar Nehal Ahmad, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Jat and Dr. Rashid Akhtar
ABSTRACT
The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) has been known and used for
medicinal purposes since ancient times. The edible part of the date
palm tree has been recognized to possess many medicinal properties
when consumed alone or in mixture with other medicinal herbs. In
recent years, a huge interest in the abundant health promoting
properties of date fruits had led to many pharmacological studies (invitro
and in-vivo) as well as the identification and quantification of
different classes of phytochemicals. The root part was selected.
Morphological characteristic were performed and transverse section
was taken and observed under microscope. Extraction was done by
using methanol as solvent in Soxhlet apparatus. Extract was subjected
for different phytochemical constituent. Total flavonide and terpenoid were determined and it
was observed that Phoenix dactylifera root contains 7.25% total flavonide and 0.25%
terpenoide.
Keywords: Phoenix dactylifera root, Methanolic extract, Flavonide, terpenoid.
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