Phytochemical studies of Gloriosa superba L. grown in Terai Region of Uttar Pradesh
Pallavi Sharma1* and Tulika Mishra1
1Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur - 273009 { India} *Correspondence-ps199566@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The creeper plant Gloriosa superba { Glorylily} is a member of the Colchicaceae family. Due to its abundance of valuable phytochemicals, such as colchicines and colchicocides, this plant is also exported from India. Colchicine has been used extensively to treat gout in recent years, and G. superba is a common source of colchicine for patients who cannot take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines { NSAIDs}. It is a rare plant and does propagate easily. In present study, the phytochemistry of Glory lily, grown in theterai region of Uttar Pradesh studied. The methanolic extract used for the phytochemical evaluation of leaves and tubers of Gloriosa superba L. The tuber and leaf extract shows the presence of important secondary metabolites. The quantity of alkaloids, flavonoids and phenols present in G. superba leaves are 1.794, 0.499 and 1.687 µg/mL, respectively and the quantity of alkaloids, flavonoids and phenols present in the tubers are 2.789, 0.910 and 1.330 µg/mL, respectively. Glory lily’s growth, propagation, yield, and phytochemistry in lower altitude places, such as Terai regions, needed to be well investigated and understood.