Abstract
The genus Ferula possess strong aromatic smell due to the presence of essential oil or oleoresin and is well-known in folk medicine for the treatment of various disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of phytochemicals in various solvent extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke. This study investigates the effects of ethanol, methanol, chloroform, petroleum ether and aqueous extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of various phytochemical constituents in the extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots. Phytochemical analysis of extracts of leaves confirmed the presence of flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, phenolic compounds, proteins, anthraquinone glycosides, phytosterols, tannins, steroids, coumarins, quinones, carbohydrates, resins, triterpenoids and xanthoproteins, while it gave the negative results for cardiac glycosides, amino acids, phlobotannins and oxalates. Phytochemical analysis of extracts of fruits revealed the presence of all phytochemicals except anthraquinone glycosides, phlobotannins and xanthoproteins. Phytochemical analysis of extracts of shoots confirmed the presence of all phytochemicals except phlobotannins and oxalates. The presence of a several phytochemicals in Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke may serve as a possible source for the development of plant based novel drugs.
Highlights
Plant kingdom is a treasure house of potential drugs most of which are available, cheap, safe, efficient and have less side effects
We describe the presence of phytochemicals in various solvent extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke
The presence of various phytochemical constituents in various solvent extracts of the leaves, fruits and shoots of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke is reported in Tables 1-3 respectively
Summary
Plant kingdom is a treasure house of potential drugs most of which are available, cheap, safe, efficient and have less side effects. According to World Health Organization medicinal plants are the finest source to obtain variety of drugs [1]. Plants have been extensively studied by advanced scientific techniques and various medicinal properties viz., anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant, antifungal, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, haemolytic, larvicidal and anti-inflammatory activities [2,3] have been reported. Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke is mostly found in the sloppy regions of Kashmir Himalaya and is used in folk medicine for curing various ailments like chest pain, gastric problems, treatment of tumors, chronic wounds and ulcers [12,13,14]. No systematic research on comparative studies has been reported on the presence of phytochemicals in Ferula jaeschkeana. We describe the presence of phytochemicals in various solvent extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke
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