COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

The biologically active compounds present in plants are called phytochemicals. Phytochemical analysis unlocks the secrets within these plants, revealing the identity of these valuable molecules. This review helps in study of exciting world of plant chemistry, utilizing diverse techniques to unveil the phytochemicals of various medicinal species. Analysing the profile of these phytochemicals in medicinal plants is crucial for understanding their potential therapeutic effects, identifying novel drug leads, and ensuring product quality control. The goal of phytochemical analysis is to evaluate the medicinal potential of plant by various methods like extraction, chromatographic techniques, spectroscopic methods for identifying and isolating their phytoconstituents. Extraction techniques are the main one. Digestion, maceration, and percolation are the examples of extraction techniques. Similarly phytochemical screening of Alkaloids, Flavonoids etc. also included in this study. Spectroscopic methods play a pivotal role in this process, offering a powerful tool to qualitatively identify and quantitatively analyse these fascinating molecules. Phytochemical study is very useful for us because of many applications are occurred especially in disease prevention or enhances the immunity.