ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants are the richest bio-resources of drugs for traditional system of medicine. The present study deals with the phytochemical screening of Nigella sativa L. seeds which can used in hypothyroid treatment .Hypothyroid is also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid. It is disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Nigella sativa L. seeds, commonly known as black cumin seeds, are remedy for everything but death may provide an ideal treatment for auto immune thyroid condition. It also has anti-thyroid activities. The extraction of seed oil was done by Soxhlet apparatus, using methanol as solvent and after extraction, its phytochemical screening is done followed by qualitative analysis of phytochemicals i.e. test of Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Steroids, Phenols, Tannins, Saponins and Cardiac Glycosides, by using the standard methods of Harborne. Quantitative analyses were also done to determine the amount of such phytochemical, by using the standard methods.. Phytochemicals, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids and cardiac glycosides are present in varying amounts which can be used in future for preparation of herbal medicine of hypothyroidism. Keywords: Nigella sativa, Soxhlet apparatus, Cardiac Glycosides, Terpenoids, Flavonoids
Publication date: 01/08/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.8.5151