International Journal of Botany Studies

Authors
Begari Madhurika, S Karnakar Reddy

Abstract
Plant kingdom is a Treasure house of many Ethnomedicinal plants. Medicinal plants are being served as the source of many drugs such as Anticancer, Antipyrretic, Antitussive, Analgesic, Anaesthetic etc. The phytochemicals are the plant primary and secondary metobolites, which renders the plant to serve as drug source. The aim of the present study is the phytochemical investigation in the ethnomedicinal herb Corynandra chelidonii var pallae. The plant material was shade dried and fine powder was underwent soxhlet extraction with solvents like hydroalcoholic, Methanol, and n-hexane. Our investigations revealed the presence of various bioactive primary and secondary metabolites like, Proteins, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Steroids, Cardiac glycosides, Saponins, Tannins, and Phenols etc. The present study provides evidence that the extract of the plant contain many medicinally important bioactive compounds, which justifies its ethnomedicinal nature and their usage by tribal people in their diet and traditional medicine.