Physico-chemical, Fluorescent and Phytochemical analysis of Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall: a Lamiaceae herb from Maharashtra, India
Ruchita R. Gandhi1, Neha P. Kopare, Shubham A. Rathod1, Rupali P. Shirsat2 and Deepak K. Koche1*
1Department of Botany, Shri Shivaji College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Akola-444001 (India) 2Department of Botany, Shri Dr. R. G. Rathod Arts and Science College, Murtizapur, Dist- Akola-444107 (India) Correspondence: dipakkoche43@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Anisochilus carnosus (L. f.) Wall is one of the wild and aromatic lamiaceae members with significant medicinal potential. It is being used by Bhilla and Paliyar tribals from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu states as indigenous traditional medicine. Present work is focused on the physicochemical and fluorescent analysis of powdered drug material of the leaves of the plant and its phytochemical analysis. The study showed that the plant is rich in phytoconstituents like alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, terpenes and steroids. Further, HPLC analysis reveals the availability of caffeic acid, luteolin -7 glucoside, nepetin-7 glucoside, homoplantagenin, luteolin and ursolic acid with the highest content of homoplantagenin (4.20g/g dry drug sample) followed by nepetin-7 glucoside (3.80 g/g dry drug sample). The plant sample has rich diversity of phytoconstituents. The identified phytoconstituents are correlated with bioactivities of the plant to validate traditional medicinal claims of the plant.