ABSTRACT

The presence of phytochemical compounds in plants indicate its medicinal potential which plays a significant role to develop it as a therapeutic agent. N.nucifera commonly known as Lotus and Kamala in Hindi, is widely used in traditional and folklore medicine. This plant is reported to have various secondary metabolites, which is having several medicinal uses. HPTLC has become the most sophisticated analytical tool for the detection of phytocompounds present in plants due to its simplicity, reproducibility and reliability. In the present study, a pioneering attempt has been made to focus on HPTLC phytochemical screening of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. rhizome for the presence of thirteen different secondary metabolites. Results of this phytochemical screening revealed the presence of secondary metabolites like bitter drugs, essential oils, flavonoids, saponins, triterpenes, etc. in Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. rhizome. Keywords: Nelumbo nucifera, HPTLC, Secondary metabolites, Phytochemical profiling, Rhizome
Publication date: 01/11/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.11.5722