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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHANOMEDICINAL FOLKLORE PLANT-Clerodendrum colebrookianum

@inproceedings{Thangi2016QUALITATIVEAQ,
  title={QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHANOMEDICINAL FOLKLORE PLANT-Clerodendrum colebrookianum},
  author={Joanne Thangi and Kavitha G. Singh},
  year={2016}
}

• Joanne Thangi, K. Singh
• Published 2016

Clerodendrum colebrookianum is popularly knownas Phuihnamby the Mizo community. This ethnobotanicalmedicinal plant of the North Eastern India is commonly used to treat and cure certain disorders such as hypertension, diabetes and gastrointestinal tract disorders. The leaves of the plant is mostly consumed by boiling. This paper attempts to compare the phytochemicals present in the raw and boiled extracts of the leaves qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative studies indicate the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, carotenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, saponins, tannins, terpenoids, various glycosides such as cardiac-glycosides, coumarin glycosides and anthraquinones. Quantitative studies of total sugars, total proteins and total antioxidants showed a considerable amount present in the boiled extract having about 2.28±0.53 mg/mL glucose equivalents, 2.43±0.57 mg/mL, 0.41±0.44 mg/mL ascorbic acid equivalents respectively. Phenols and flavonoids present in the boiled extract were found to be 0.50±0.10mg/ mL Gallic acid equivalents and 0.38±0.056 mg/mL Quercetin equivalents respectively. The phytochemicals present in the boiled extract were found to be higher than the phytochemicals present in the raw extract. Thus supporting the medicinal value of the traditional method of consumption of the boiled form of the ethanomedicinal folklore plant Cleodendrum colebrookianum by the Mizo community in the north eastern region of India.