ABSTRACT

Plumbago is a genus of 10-20 species of flowering plants belongs to the angiosperm family Plumbaginaceae. In Kerala three species of the genus Plumbago are found: Plumbago indica L., Plumbago zeylanica L. and Plumbago auriculata Lam. Plumbago zeylanica is a potent medicinal agent used in the treatment of skin diseases and tumerous growths. In the present study, dried leaf extracts of these three Plumbago species were used. Soxhlet extraction was carried out with two solvents. Further the extract was qualitatively analysed for the presence of different secondary metabolites. Standard protocols were used for this. The yield analyses were carried out for both of the solvent extracts. The qualitative analysis revealed the presence of different active components in different extracts. The present study thus gives an overview about different secondary metabolites present in the three different Plumbago species. Presence of the secondary metabolites emphasize the medicinal value of the plant species. Key words: Plumbago species, medicinal importance, secondary metabolites, soxhlet extraction
Publication date: 01/11/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.11.5209