PHARMACOGNOSTIC PROFILE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS (LOUR.) YOUNG LEAVES
Nirmala Devi Nataraj*, Ramachandramurty
ABSTRACT
Nature has been a source of medicinal plants for thousands of years
and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from
natural sources. It is estimated that 70 to 80% of the people worldwide
rely predominantly on traditional health care system and largely on
herbal medicines. Various medicinal plants have been used for years in
daily life to treat various diseases all over the world. In last few
decades, Plectranthus amboinicus is extensively studied for its
medicinal properties by advanced scientific techniques and a variety of
bioactive compounds have been isolated from the different parts of the
plant and were analysed pharmacologically. In our present
investigation phytochemical analysis of Plectranthus amboinicus
young leaves has been evaluated for the presence of bioactive
compounds using various polarity solvents including petroleum ether,
chloroform, 80% ethanol and water. The study revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids,
aminoacids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds, glycosides, carbohydrates and tannins. The
results also suggested that 80% ethanolic extract of Plectranthus amboinicus has a promising
therapeutic potential.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Plectranthus amboinicus, Bioactive Compounds, Phytochemical Analysis.
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