Research Article
Sweta Thakur and M. C. Sidhu
Abstract
Magnolia grandiflora is an evergreen tree of high medicinal value. During present investigation, efforts have been made to describe the plant morphology and to study the phytochemicals in different plant parts. Various morphological characters have been thoroughly studied to establish the identity of the plant which is of utmost importance in case of any medicinal species. Aqueous extract of dry and fresh seeds were prepared separately and compared for the presence or absence of phytoconstituents. The ethanol extract of leaves was prepared using Soxhlet apparatus and it was compared with aqueous leaf extract for phytochemicals. Both leaves and seeds have shown the presence of different phytochemicals like alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, gums & mucilage, phenolics, phlobatannins, reducing sugar, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids in variable amount. The diversity of phytochemicals in this species is justifying the cause of its utility in modern medical investigations and even in traditional plant based remedies.