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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Qualitative
phytochemical analysis of ten plants of ethnomedicinal importance in Ofutop
clan of Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria was carried
out to ascertain the active constituents present in these medicinal plants. The
plants studied were Cha-smantheradependensJustica
carnea, Asystacia gangetic, Starchytarphetacayenensis Eremomastax polysperma,
Senna alata, Costus afer, Vernonis amygdalina Lasienthera africana and
Bryophyllum pinnatum. Ethanolic extracts of leaves of these different plant
species were screened to ascertain the presence of alkaloid, tannin, saponin,
cardiac glycoside, flavonoid, phlobatannin, phenol, anthraquinon, terpeniod and
steroid. The qualitative study indicated that alkaloid was present in all the
plants while saponin was absent in Justica
carnea and Asystacia gangetica
but present in others. Also, tannin was absent in Asystaciagangetica, Costusafer, Senna alata and Vernonia amygdalina but was presence in
others. The study showed that flavonoid was present in all the plant extracts
while cardiac glycoside was absent in Justica, but present in others. Steroid
was present in eight plants but absent in Abystacia and Vernonia. The extract
also showed the presence of eight phytochemicals in Bryophyllum and the absence
of phlobatannin and anthraquinon. The different phytochemicals in those plants
are said to perform different biological and medicinal activities in humans,
which when extracted in large quantity and commercially could be used to
synthesize exotic bioactive drugs. It was therefore recommended that, further
screening be done on quantitative analysis of the extract in order to give an
insight to the pharmaceutical industries for the manufacturing of drugs for the
cure and prevention of many diseases of human.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2023 pp. 49-54