Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TERMINALIA BELERICA FRUIT PULP EXTRACTS

Manohar V.R¹, Chandrashekar. R*², Rao S.N³.

ABSTRACT

Plants of genus Terminalia belongs to family Combretaceae and have been widely employed for various health ailments. The objective of the present study was to carry out preliminary phytochemical screening of ethanolic and chloroform Extract of Fruits of Terminalia belerica. About 1000 gm of air dried crude powder material of fruits of Terminalia belerica were extracted with ethanolic and chloroform in a Soxhlet extractor for 36 hours respectively. It was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure and controlled temperature (40-50oC) using rotary evaporator. A brownish mass weighing 145g of ethanolic and 130gm of chloroform extract were obtained which gave a yield of 14.5% and 13% respectively w/w with respect to dried powder. The preliminary screening of pulp of fruits of Terminalia belerica was evaluated for its phytochemical constituents by using generally accepted laboratory technique for qualitative determination which showed the presence of phytosterols, carbohydrates, Flavanoids, Phenolic compounds and Tannins.

Keywords: Terminalia belerica, Phytochemicals.