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Preliminary phytochemical screening of five medicinal plants

used in traditional medicine

Dhotre R. S., T. A. Gitte and M. A. Kare
*

Department of Botany, Pratishthan Mahavidyalaya, Paithan Tal: Paithan Dist: Aurangabad PIN:
431107.
* Department of Botany, Vaidyanath College, Parli-V. Tal: Parli-V. Dist: Beed
PIN: 431515
Email- tuka.gitte@gmail.com (Corresponding Author)

Keywords: Abstract:
Medicinal Plants have served human beings as a natural source for treatments
plants, and therapies from ancient times, amongst them medicinal herbs have
Phytochemical gain attention because of its wide use and less side effects. In the
Screening, recent years plant research has increased throughout the world and a
Bark Extract. huge amount of evidences have been collected to show immense
potential of medicinal plants used in various traditional systems, thus
in the present investigation the phytochemical analysis of five
different medicinal plants plants i.e., Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.)
Bosser., Bombax ceiba L., Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Coleb., Ceiba
pentandra (L.) Gaertn. and Cordia dichotoma G.Forst carried out as these
plants have been proved to be one of the important medicine to
treatment for human beings.

INTRODUCTION:
Medicinal plants play a major role in meeting the medical and health needs of about 80%
of populations in developed and developing countries, which serve as an important resource for
the treatment of various maladies and illnesses (Ngari, et al. 2010) (Florence, et al. 2015). In
developing countries, there is an increasing attempt to incorporate the traditional medicines,
especially herbal preparations in the local healthcare systems and modernized people are
increasingly turning to herbal medicine (Njoroge and Bussmann 2007) (Florence, et al. 2015).
Globally, about 85% of the traditional medicines used by different ethnic groups inhabiting
various terrains for primary healthcare are derived from plants, especially in India; medicinal
plants are widely used by all sections of the population with an estimated 7500 species of plants
used by several ethnic communities (Farnsworth 1988) (Farnsworth 1988). There is ample
literature on preliminary phytochemical surveys (Sazada, et al. 2009) (Mojab, et al. 2002) (N.
Farnsworth 1966) (Placeholder1) (Venkata S, Nagendra and V 2010) and the knowledge of the
chemical constituents of plants is desirable to understand herbal drugs and their preparations
(Venkata S, Nagendra and V 2010).Phytoconstituents are the natural bioactive compounds found
in plants. These phytoconstituents work with nutrients and fibers to form an integrated part of
defence system against various diseases and stress conditions. Phytochemicals are basically
divided into two groups, i.e. primary and secondary constituents; according to their functions in
plant metabolism. Primary constituents comprises common sugars, amino acid, proteins and

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