Proximate analysis, mineral properties, and phytochemical study of Canthium parvifolium Roxb. stem
1Asha R. Vankar and 2Kaushik C. Patel
1Department of Life Science, HNGU University, Patan, (India) 2Department of Botany, Smt. S.M. Panchal Science College, Talod, {India} Email address: email1 avankar14@gmail.com, email2 kcpbot@gmail.com *Corresponding author: avankar14@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This study aims to provide proximate analysis, mineral composition, and phytochemical analysis of Canthium parvifolium Roxb. stems. I also added the morphology and traditional uses of Canthium parvifolium Roxb plants. The phytochemical screening revealed that acetone extract contains amino acids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, and carbohydrates but no terpenoids, alkaloids, or glycosides. In methanol extract, terpenoids and alkaloids are absent; amino acids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, carbohydrates, and glycosides are present. In water extract, alkaloids and flavonoids are absent; amino acids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, carbohydrate, and glycosides are present. Proximate analysis yielded the following results: a moisture content of 55.65%, a total ash value of 6.13%, an acid-insoluble ash value of 5.81%, and a water-soluble ash value of 4.23%. In mineral analysis, different mineral contents are present. This result shows potassium concentration was highest at 188552.63 mg/kg, while copper mineral concentration was lowest at 122.85 mg/kg. The result shows that macro- and micro-elements are present in sufficient amounts. So plants were useful as food supplements. Due to their medicinal properties, they are also useful in some disease cures.