Open AccessQUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF BOMBAX BUONOPOZENSE (RED SILK COTTON TREE) STEM-BACK
Author(s) -
B. E. Edem,
Muluh Emmanuel Khan,
N. U. Ibok
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of advances in natural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2393-9257
DOI - 10.24297/jns.v3i3.3970
Subject(s) - phytochemical , proximate , glycoside , phenols , terpenoid , saponin , tannin , chemistry , botany , alkaloid , traditional medicine , biology , food science , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Qualitative & quantitative phytochemical screening and proximate composition of Bombax buonopozense stem was investigated. Nine phytochemicals viz: - alkaloid, carbohydrate, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, protein, terpenoids, and oxalates were observed. Steroids and glycosides were below detectable limits. Quantitative phytochemical analysis indicated that alkaloid, flavonoid, phenols, tannins and saponins had values of 0.68 g, 0.09 g, 2.35 g, 1.41 g and 1.15 g respectively. The proximate analysis gave high percentage moisture content (55.30%). Carbohydrate and protein were of low values (1.04 % and 6.0% respectively). Ash content was found to be 15.30%, fiber (16.80%)All analyses wereper100g of crude sample.