Open AccessQuantifying phytophenols in Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera leaf extracts
Author(s) -
R Divisha,
V. Ranganathan,
K Vijayakaran,
A Elamaran,
Kumar P Senthil
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of phytopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-480X
DOI - 10.31254/phyto.2018.7604
Subject(s) - withania somnifera , andrographis paniculata , phytochemical , traditional medicine , herb , phytochemistry , biology , medicinal plants , botany , medicinal herbs , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Andrographis paniculata (Nilavembu) and Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) are some of the commonly available herbs, used for treating a wide range of ailments in man and animals. Both the plants possesses a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects attributed to their various active phytochemical constituents. The present study was undertaken to assess the qualitative phytochemistry and to estimate the total phenolic content of leaf extracts of the two plants by Spectrophotometry and Thin Layer Chromatography. The results thus obtained suggest that the leaves of Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera are potential sources of healthy phytochemicals especially phenols