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VOL. 9, ISSUE 5 (2024)
Pharmacognostic and GC-MS studies on Psidium guajava L. (Guava)
Authors
Rukmaji N More, Sunil R Darn, D M Jadhav
Abstract
The guava is common and major fruits plant,
whole plant useful to human. The purpose of current study was identifying the
primary phytochemicals and pharmacognostic study of leaves, stem and fruits of
guava. Guava plant collected from the Nanded District. The leaves, stem and
fruits powder were successively extracted with methanol as a solvent. Soxhlet’s
extraction methods was used. In the present study of pharmacognostic
investigation including morphology of plant, macroscopic, microscopic,
fluorescence analysis and physico-chemical studies have been done. In
microscopic investigation stomatal index, T. S. of leaves and T. S. of stem were
done. In physico-chemical studies including moisture content, swelling index
and foaming index were done. Primary phytochemical screening of P. guajava,
leaf, stem and fruits extract revealed the presence of flavonoids, saponins,
alkaloid, triterpenoids, steroid, saponin, glycosides, tannins, anthraquinone,
phenol and carbohydrates, while cardiac glycosides, coumarin, glycosides
protein and fixed oil, test were absent. The guava fruits extract
analysed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and the
components of the plant extract were identified. There are twenty tree
components are identified by GC-MS method. The findings of this study
proved that the P. guajava plant contain many medicinally important
components which regulate the nutritional value to human.
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Pages:40-47
How to cite this article:
Rukmaji N More, Sunil R Darn, D M Jadhav "Pharmacognostic and GC-MS studies on <i>Psidium guajava </i>L<i>. (Guava)</i>". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 9, Issue 5, 2024, Pages 40-47
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