Open AccessPhytochemical study and thin layer chromatography of Ficusreligiosa leaves extract cultivated in Iraq
Author(s) -
Noor S Jaafar,
Maha N. Hamad,
Duha A Alshammaa,
Zainab S Noori
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v21i2.807
Subject(s) - phytochemical , chlorogenic acid , maceration (sewage) , chemistry , rutin , traditional medicine , chromatography , apigenin , stigmasterol , thin layer chromatography , ethyl acetate , caffeic acid , luteolin , quercetin , organic chemistry , medicine , flavonoid , biochemistry , materials science , composite material , antioxidant
Ficusreligiosa Linn, (Moraceae), is a large evergreen or deciduous, irregularly shaped tree. Traditionally the leaves are used for the treatment of constipation, vomiting, hiccup, and others. Leaves were extracted by two methods; maceration and soxhelt using hexane and
80% aqueous methanol, then subjected to preliminary phytochemical examination, fractionation with chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n.butanol, then TLC. Soxhelt was the suitable extraction method. Sterols, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, and flavonoids were identified in leaves. TLC examination demonstrates the possible presence of stigmasterol, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, rutin, and luteolin or apigenin.