Abstract

PRELIMINARYIN-VITRO POTENTIAL PHYTOCHEMICALS INVESTIGATION OF BARKS OF RAVENALA MADAGASCARIENSIS SONNERAT

Md. Reyad-ul-Ferdous*,Nasir Uddin, D.M. Shamim Shahjahan, Mosharaf Hossen, Md. Saiful Islam Arman, Ariful Islam

ABSTRACT

Nature is the roots of medicines. Every plants contents lots of chemicals which have several biological activities. Every day we take lots of medicine with foods. These foods protect us from several diseases and sometimes cause diseases. Diseases are imbalance of chemicals compound. In present investigation, the bark methanolic extracts of R. madagascariensis were subjected to the Preliminary phytochemical screening. This investigation suggested that the presence of various potential phytochemicals such as Anthraquinone, Tannins, Flavonoids, Saponins, Steroids, Terpenoids, Triterpenoids. The presence of these compounds exhibit potential biological activities such as antioxidant, analgesic, cardioprotective, Lipid lowering activity, hepatoprotective, antidiabetics, antidiarrhoeal, anticancer, antiasthmatic activities, antimicrobial and so on. This is only preliminary studies to isolate potential compounds which may be use as a lead compound for several biological activities.

Keywords: Ravenala madagascariensis; phytochemicals, Anthraquinone, Flavonoids, Steroids, Cardiac Glycoside