Phytochemical screening of Petroleum ether and Methanol extract of Bridelia retusa (L.) A. Juss. leaves
Ansari Vaseem Ahamad*1, Manju Prajapati2, Sweety Tiwari3 and Akhlesh Kumar Singhai4
1School of Pharmacy, LNCT University, Kolar Road, Bhopal - 462022 India 2School of Pharmacy, LNCT University, Kolar Road, Bhopal - 462022 India 3School of Pharmacy, LNCT University, Kolar Road, Bhopal - 462022 India 4School of Pharmacy, LNCT University, Kolar Road, Bhopal - 462022 India Corresponding Author: Ansari Vaseem Ahamad E-mail: waseemansari41485@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are excellent treatment options having no or minimum side effects used for numerous diseases and have been used since time immemorial. The present study aims to screen the various phytochemicals from the petroleum ether and methanol extract of bridelia retusa leaves. The extracts were subjected to quantitative and qualitative estimation, total phenolic content TPC, and Total flavonoid content TFC estimation. The extracts were found to contain various phytochemicals like alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, and saponins.