Abstract
The usage of medicinal plants in the system of medicine, i.e. Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani is well known. Nearly 3000 plants are officially recognized by India for their medicinal value and over 6000 plants are used in folk, herbal and traditional medicine system in India. Phytochemicals, the compounds present in plants are valuable source of food and medicine. Hence, the present investigation was undertaken with the main objective of screening the plant, Mimusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae) for its phytochemicals. The different leaf extracts of petroleum ether, chloroform and distilled water of Mimusops elengi L. were subjected to qualitative analysis for the identification of various primary and secondary metabolites. Powdered dried leaf sample was successively extracted with petroleum ether, chloroform and distilled water by using soxhlet apparatus until the decolourisation of the solvents. The presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, tannins, saponins, phenols, carbohydrates, proteins and aminoacid were confirmed in various extracts of leaf. Fixed oils and fat were present in both chloroform and aqueous extracts, whereas tannins were present only in petroleum ether extract.
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