Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING FROM LEAF EXTRACTS OF THE PLANT COLEUS FORSKOHLII (BRIG) COLLECTED FROM THE ANANTHAGIRI FOREST AREA, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.

R. Suman Kumar*, P. Ramchandra Reddy, S. Gangadhar Rao,K. Nethaji

ABSTRACT

The medicinally important plants of Coleus forskohlii were collected from the forest areas of Ananthagiri, Rangareddy District. This plant belongs to family Lamiaceae. A total of fourteen (14) phytochemicals were screened from the leaf extracts of the above plant. The analysis was studied in different solvents like methanol, acetone, petroleum ether and chloroform including the aqueous extracts. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins, quinines, cardiac glycosides, Xanthoproteins, glycosides, steroids, phenols, resins, carboxylic acid group in varying concentrations. The present study provides an evidence that solvent extract of Coleus forskohlii contains medicinally important bioactive compounds and this justifies the use of plant species as traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases and ailments.

Keywords: Coleus forskohlii, Ananthagiri forest, medicinal plant, phytochemical screening,