Chemical profile and Folk-lore uses of Calotropis procera (Willd.) R.Br.
Vishnukant Tiwari1 and Vidyut Kumar Sharma2
1Department of Botany Govt. Nehru P.G. College Budhar Shahdol (India) 2Department of Botany Govt. P.G. College Mauganj, Rewa (India)
ABSTRACT
Calotropis procera is a traditional medicinal plant used in Madhya Pradesh. It is commonly known as Aak. This plant is a richest source of bioactive constituents and is valuable in India to treat various diseases. So phytochemical study was carried out on different plant extracts. The extract of Calotropis procera was screened for phytochemical properties. Result of the phytochemical analysis showed that it contains the bioactive compounds alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, reducing sugar, flavonoids, tannin, phenolics, saponins, protein, terpendoids, and steroids. Methane and petroleum ether extracts of C. procera were investigated.