PHARMACOGNOSTICAL, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WHOLE PLANT OF PIPER LONGUM
AbstractThis study deals with the Pharmacognostical physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation of the whole plant of Piper longum L. Pharmacognostical studies includes macroscopic, microscopic, and physicochemical evaluation. Physicochemical constants showed the values of total ash (10%), acid insoluble ash (1%), water-soluble ash (32%), sulphated ash (22%), nitrated ash (18.5%), hot extraction (11.2%), water-soluble extractive (4.8%), ethanol-soluble extractive (12.4%), ether soluble extractive (5.6%), loss on drying (29%), swelling index (0.33) and mucilage content (0.8%) w/w. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the alcoholic extract showed alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, mucilage, starch, steroid, and flavanoids. This study helps to development of different standard parameters of the plant, which help the plant identification and authentication.
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P. Fathima Suman *, Minhaj, I. Arthi, S. Neethu Krishnan and V. K. Riyama Shirin
Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 1, 3, 4, 5, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College Kannur, Kerala, India.
fsumanp@gmail.com
05 August 2021
17 September 2021
19 September 2021
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.8(9).413-22
30 September 2021
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