COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BASELLA ALBA (L.) VARIETIES
A. Suganthi* and A. Tamilarasi
ABSTRACT
Phytochemical natural bioactive components with wide ranging benefits to human health. The presence study has provided some comparative phytochemical constituents of two varieties of Basella alba (Green and reddish purple). Flavonoids, tannins and saponins were present in both chloroform and petroleum ether extract of green Basella alba along with sterols present in the reddish purple Basella alba. The two varieties of Basella alba are good source of phytochemicals are vary in degree. Phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants are also important in pharmaceutical industry manufacturing for treatment of various diseases.
Keywords: Phytochemical, Basella, saponins.
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