Phytochemical Characterization of Digitaria horizontalis Willd leaf and stem extracts using GC-MS Analysis
Saraswati Jangra1 , Manoj Kumar1* and Asha Sharma2
1*Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Baba Mastnath University, Asthal Bohar Rohtak - 124021 (India) 2Department of Botany, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak - 124001 (India) 1*Corresponding author E-Mail ID:- manojvermamdu@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Jamaican crabgrass or Digitaria horizontalis Willd (Poaceae), is a slender monocotyledonous plant that can grow either annually or perennially. The phytochemical composition of the methanol extract of the stem and leaves of Digitaria horizontalis was investigated in this study using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Digitaria horizontalis Willd. (Poaceae), possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic pharmacological qualities. Stems and leaves were collected and extracted using methanol in Kharawar, Rohtak (Haryana), India. To identify bioactive compounds, methanolic extracts of Digitaria horizontalis stem and leaves were analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The leaf extract included 115 chemical components, while the stem extract contained 76.