PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL AND STANDARDIZATION PARAMETERS OF IPOMOEA QUAMOCLIT LINN WHOLE PLANT-AN ETHNOMEDICINALLY IMPORTANT PLANT
Keywords:
Ipomoea quamoclit, Phytochemical screening, Proximate values, Fluorescence analysisAbstract
Objective: Preliminary phytochemical studies and proximate analysis of Ipomoea quamoclit Linn whole plant.
Methods: The whole plant was collected, shade dried and made into powder. The powdered plant material was studied for its proximate values which include ash values, extractive values, fluorescence analysis and moisture content by standard methods. The powdered plant material was subjected to successive solvent extraction by maceration using petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol, water and hydroalcoholic mixture as solvents. All the extracts were subjected to a preliminary phytochemical screening in which chemical tests were carried out for the detection of various phytoconstituents.
Results: Proximate analysis revealed that the dry plant powder has 9.68% total ash, 3.57% acid insoluble ash, 2.95% water soluble ash, 3.49% sulphated ash, 12.92% alcohol soluble extractive value, 9.45% water soluble extractive values, 5.41% ether soluble extractive value and 5.25% moisture content. The whole plant powder found to possess phytoconstituents like alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, phenolic compounds, tannins, phytosterols, amino acids, proteins and flavonoids. Fluorescence analysis revealed the behavior of the plant powder when treated with different chemical reagents and observation under UV light at 365 nm.
Conclusion: The present study reveals the preliminary phytochemical and proximate analysis of Ipomoea quamoclit whole plant.
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