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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Phytochemical profiling of Butea monosperma (Lam). flower extracts
Authors
Vaijanath Kharat, Saheb Shinde
Abstract
Butea monosperma (Lam) a medium sized deciduous tree, widely distributed throughout India, belongs to the Plant family Fabaceae. Popularly known as “Flame of Forest” in Marathi ‘Palash’, ‘Karka’ in Sanskrit. In the traditional system of medicine known as Ayurveda, Sushruta, Charaka and Unani has been used as therapeutics for treatment of a variety of ailments. The present research emphasizes on ethno pharmacological properties of Butea monosperma (Lam) with preliminary qualitative screening for phytochemicals studies on flowers. This analysis indicates presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, proteins, carbohydrates, phenols, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids in different solvents. Among the different crude extracts, the Methanol extract showed the highest phenolic content (TPC) of 0.685 mg/ml. Total flavonoids content (TFC) were found to be highest in methanol extracts of 0.585 mg/ml.
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Pages:936-939
How to cite this article:
Vaijanath Kharat, Saheb Shinde "Phytochemical profiling of<em> Butea monosperma</em> (Lam). flower extracts ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 936-939
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