Primary phytochemical study of Psoralea corylifolia L. and Caesulia axillaris Roxb

Mazhar Farooqui, Vidya Pradhan

Abstract

Psoralea corylifolia Linn. (Leguminoseae) and Caesulia axillaris are a medicinal plant and having various therapeutic applications. In the present investigation both the plants has been evaluated for their phytochemical constituents. Phytochemicals are direct sources of pharmaceutical’s important and so need to be evaluate the information from it. In concern with this, phytochemical study were designed for some secondary metabolites of Psoralea corylifolia L. and Caesulia axillaris Roxb, with Hexane, Chloroform and Methanol as a solvent system. Result of different plant parts that is Leaves(L), Stem(St) and Seed(S). Preliminary phytochemical study reveals that flavonoids in each plant part are present irrespective to solvents, while alkaloids are not detected in current experiments. Qualitative work is done for phytochemical information’s of these two medicinal important plant

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