Abstract

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.