Abstract

IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL COMPOUNDS THROUGH GC-MS ANALYSIS FROM THE ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF THE TUBERS OF ARISAEMA LESCHENAULTII BLUME

Aiswarya S. Nair* and Dr. D. Moorthy

ABSTRACT

Arisaema leschenaultii Blume (Araceae), a herb in the Southern Western Ghats having high medicinal value is used by the folklore community to treat wounds and ring worm diseases. Different parts of the plant are traditionally used in Ayurveda for the treatment of urinary diseases, colitis, gonorrhea, purging, eczema, piles, haemorrhoids, syphilis, fistula and sinus. The present study was aimed to determine the bioactive compounds present in the tuber ethanolic extract. The GC-MS analysis showed the presence of 7 different compounds. The maximum peak area of 11.58 was occupied by a phthalate ester. The compound identified with lowest retention time of 8.79 was 2-tert-Butyl-4-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol and with largest retention time of 26.94 was squalene. These compounds primarily belong to saturated and unsaturated fatty acid, terpenes, aromatic hydrocarbons etc. which provides protection against different ailments.

Keywords: Arisaema leschenaultii, Araceae, GC-MS analysis, traditional medicine.