The current study's objective was to use both qualitative and quantitative screening
techniques to determine whether phytochemicals were present in the methanolic, ethanolic,
and aqueous extracts of Aerva lanata. Standard techniques were used to analyze the
phytochemical compounds present in crude extracts, including steroids, terpenoids,
phlobatannins, reducing sugar, triterpenoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids,
saponins, quinones, oxalates, tannins, cardiac glycosides, and anthraquinones. The
methanolic extracts showed positive results for the maximum number of phytochemical
compounds. In quantitative analysis, the essential secondary metabolites such as phenolic
compounds, flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrates, alkaloids, saponins, phenols, and terpenoids
were tested in all three solvent extracts of the leaf. The methanolic extract of the leaf showed
the highest amounts of phytochemicals when compared with other solvent extracts.
Keywords: Aerva lanata, Phytochemicals, Solvent extracts, Qualitative analysis, Quantitative
analysis
Publication date: 01/03/2025
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.3.8712
