Abstract
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn, is a herb belonging to family Amaryllidaceae. The plant possesses aromatic smell and used by ethnic community (Majhi, Munda, Santal, Birhor, Ho and Rajwar) from Purulia district, West Bengal, India as a whole either topically or orally in various monoherbal and polyherbal formulations for the treatment of various skin diseases such as carbuncle, acne, pimple and ulcer. However, there is no scientific database on secondary metabolites and fatty acids of the plant yet. So, main emphasis of the present study is given on secondary metabolites and fatty acids of the plant. Secondary metabolites and fatty acids were analyses by HPLC (High-performance Liquid Chromatography) and GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry). HPLC study revealed the presence of phenolic compounds and flavonoids. GCMS analyses identified the presence of saturated fatty acids in the range of C14 to C26 and C18 and C20 as unsaturated fatty acids. Assured levels of secondary metabolites along with fatty acids in the studied plant part support the ethnobotanical claim done by traditional healers.
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