Phytochemical screening of some Bangladeshi medicinal plants

Authors

  • MM Haque Analytical Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka
  • MA Ahsan Analytical Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka
  • MA Akbor Analytical Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka
  • MM Rashid Analytical Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka
  • N Sultana Analytical Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17330

Keywords:

Medicinal plants, Herbal medicine, Phytochemical constituents

Abstract

Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, starch, tannins, terpenoids and Vitamin-C distributions in four medicinal plants from different places of Bangladesh were assessed. Fifteen samples of four medicinal plants were investigated namely Adhatodha vasica Nees, Andrographis peniculata (Burm. f.) Nees, Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal and Asparagus racemosus Willd. These plants are locally known as Basak, Kalomegh, Ashagandha and Sotomuli. Leave samples contain alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids and Vitamin-C except starch. In root samples alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and Vitamin-C were present except tannins. Terpenoids were present in sotomuli root, but absent in ashagandha root. Starch was absent in sotomuli root but present in ashagandha root. All of the plants were collected from different districts of Bangladesh.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17330

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48(3), 193-196, 2013

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2013-12-14

How to Cite

Haque, M., Ahsan, M., Akbor, M., Rashid, M., & Sultana, N. (2013). Phytochemical screening of some Bangladeshi medicinal plants. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 48(3), 193–196. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17330

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Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013)

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