PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF CLERODENDRUM VISCOSUM (EELCV)
*Chandrashekar. R1 and Rao S.N2.
*1& 2 Dept of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Derlakatte, Mangalore 575018. India.
ABSTRACT
Plants of genus Clerodendrum belongs to family Verbenaceae and
have been widely employed for various disease ailments. Objective of
the present study was to do preliminary phytochemical screening of
Ethanolic Extract of leaves of Clerodendrum viscosum (EELCV).
About 1000 gm of air dried powdered material of leaves of
Clerodendrum viscosum was extracted with 90% ethanol in a Soxhlet
extractor for 36 hours. It was concentrated to dryness under reduced
pressure and controlled temperature (40-50oC) using rotary
evaporator. The ethanolic extract yielded a dark green slightly sticky
mass weighing 155g. The ethanolic extract was concentrated by
vacuum distillation to dryness; the yield obtained was 15.5% w/w
with respect to dried leaf. The preliminary Screening of EELCV for
its phytochemical constituents were performed using generally
accepted laboratory technique for qualitative determinations.
Preliminary phytochemical screening of EELCV shows the presence
of Steroids, saponins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds
and tannins.
Keywords: Clerodendrum viscosum, Phytochemicals.
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