Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Studies of Medicinal Plants of Chithor Valley, Hindukush Range District Swat, KP, and Pakistan

Main Inaam Zeb; Muhammad Adnan; Shahid Anwar; Humayoon Khattak; Muhammad Nauman Khan; Khair -Un -Nisa

doi:10.70749/ijbr.v3i11.2603

Authors

Main Inaam Zeb Department of Pharmacy, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Muhammad Adnan Department of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Shahid Anwar Department of Pharmacy, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Humayoon Khattak Department of Pharmacy, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nauman Khan Department of Botany, University of Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
Khair -Un -Nisa Department of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70749/ijbr.v3i11.2603

Keywords:

Medicinal Plants, Phytochemical Analysis, Not Detected

Abstract

Medicinal plants have bioactive compounds which are used for curing of various human diseases and also play an important role in healing. Secondary constituents contain Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Phenol, Saponins, Steroids and Tannins. Medicinal plants have anticancer, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antidiuretic and anti-inflammation activities. The present study involves ten different medicinal plants Adiantum capparis-veneris L, Asplenium dalhouseae, Asplenium trichomanas, Athyrium oxyphyllum, Berberis lyceum, Budhleja crispa, Daphne mucronata, Mentha longifolia, Quercus incana, Rubus sanctus locally available in Chithor Valley, Hindukush range, district Swat, KP, Pakistan. The leaves of the selected medicinal plants were washed, dried and then powdered. The methanolic extract of leaves samples were used for the phytochemical analysis to find out the quantitative and quantitative phytochemical constituents in the plants. The result of the phytochemical analysis of these medicinal plnts showed presence or absence as well as quantitative (mg/g) contain of Flavonoids, Saponins, terpenoids, phlobatannins and sugars in the selected medicinal plants.

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