PHYTOCONSTITUENT STUDY OF THE TWO MEDICINAL HERBS Dicorea bulbifera L. AND Apium graveolens L.
GOKUL RAGHAVENDRA SRINIVASAN
Department of Mechanical engineering, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 73, India.
GUNASEKARAN SHYLAJA
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India.
SUJATHA SARAVANAN
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India.
GEETHA NARAYANASAMY BABU
Department of Mechanical engineering, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 73, India.
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Abstract
The therapeutic herbs Dicorea bulbifera L. and Apium graveolens L. consists bioactive substances that are used for the treatment of different human illnesses and play a significant role in the treatment process. The primary objective of the research was to test the phytochemical composition in both the medicinal herbs. The plant material was extracted with water and the crude obtained was qualitatively analysed for phyto constituents. The findings of the study showed the presence of terpenoids, phenol, tannin, alkaloid, steroid, proteins and carbohydrates in both the plant extracts. This study concludes that, the medicinal properties of the herbs are due to the effects of naturally occurring substances such as alkaloids, proteolytic enzymes, flavonoids and many others.
Keywords: Phytochemical analysis, Apium graveolens, Discorea bulbifera.