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Photochemistry of Five Selected Medicinal Plants

Sr.
No. Name of the Species
Tannins Phenols Alkaloids Saponins Iridoids Quercetin Kaempferol Catechin Coumarin 6,7-Dimethoxy coumarin 5-Methoxy genistein Anthocyanin Proanthocyanin

Neolamarckia cadamba + + + + - - - - - - - - -
1.

Bombax ceiba + + + - - - + - - - - - -
2.
Boswellia serrata + + + + - - - - - + - - -
3.

Ceiba pantandra + + + + - - - - - + - - -
4.

5. Cordia dichotoma - - + + - + - - + - - - -
Phytochemical screening of the bark showed some differences in the presence of
phytoconstituents which are known to have importance in medicine (Sukumaran S 2011) (Kiruba
S 2011) (Jeeva S 2011) (J. M. Jeeva S 2012) (Johnson M 2012) (AR, et al. 2014). The preliminary
screening tests may be useful in the detection of the bioactive principles and subsequently may
lead to the drug discovery and development (Joselin J 2013) (S. B. Joselin J 2012) (Florence AR
2012) (J. S. Joselin J 2014) (AR, et al. 2014).
Tannins and Phenols are found in Neolamarckia cadamba, Bombax ceiba, Boswellia serrata,
Ceiba pantandra not in Cordia dichotoma. Iridoids, Catechin, 5-Methoxy genistein, Anthocyanin,
Proanthocyanin are not found in all plants. Alkaloids are found in all selected medicinal plants.
Saponins are found in Neolamarckia cadamba, Boswellia serrata, Ceiba pantandra not in Cordia
dichotoma but not in Bombax ceiba. Quercetin and Coumarin are found in Cordia dichotoma, not in
Neolamarckia cadamba, Bombax ceiba, Boswellia serrata, Ceiba pantandra. Kaempferol found in Bombax
ceiba but not in Neolamarckia cadamba, Boswellia serrata, Ceiba pantandra, Cordia dichotoma. 6,7-
Dimethoxy coumarin found in Boswellia serrata and Ceiba pantandra but not in
Neolamarckia cadamba, Bombax ceiba and Cordia dichotoma. Flavonoids are also reported to have
inhibitory action on growth and proliferation of different types of tumors (Netto 2007).

CONCLUSION:
From these analyses, the researcher observed that most phytochemical contents are higher
in the barks; and therefore recommend the bark as the major source of these phytochemicals.
Phytochemical evaluation extract of selected medicinal plants showed the presence of Tannins,
Phenols, Alkaloids, Saponins, Iridoids, Quercetin, Kaempferol, Catechin, Coumarin, 6,7-
Dimethoxy coumarin, 5-Methoxy genistein, Anthocyanin, Proanthocyanin, Carbohydrates,
Flavonoids, Glycosides and Proteins. However, the higher content of most of these phytochemical

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