Open AccessPhyto-chemical evaluation of dried aqueous extract of Jivanti [Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wt. et Arn]
Author(s) -
Atanu Pal,
Pawan Sharma,
Tarulata N Pandya,
Rabinarayan Acharya,
Billal Patel,
Vinay J Shukla,
B Ravishankar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.110525
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , quercetin , aqueous extract , chemistry , qualitative analysis , aqueous solution , antioxidant , food science , chromatography , medicine , biochemistry , organic chemistry , qualitative research , social science , sociology
Jivanti (Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wt. et Arn) is a well known climber used for its innumerable therapeutic properties like antioxidant, antibacterial, vasodilator, galactogogue, Jivaniya, etc., Its use in veterinary practice is tremendous due to its lactogenic effect. The Ghana (dried aqueous extract) of the whole plant was prepared and evaluated phyto-chemically by subjecting it to various tests like physico-chemical, qualitative analysis; TLC and HPTLC. Qualitative tests revealed the presence of flavonoids and TLC also inferred positive Rf value (0.30), indicating the presence of quercetin in the Ghana.