Abstract

The present study was carried out on the phytochemical evaluation of Adiantum incisum Forssk. (Adiantiaceae) in Doon valley, situated in foot hills of Himalayas. Dried plant material was subjected to soxhlet extraction using seven different solvents in the increasing order of their polarity. Phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, proteins, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, saponins, tannins and phenols, triterpenoids in different extracts of the plant while the absence of flavonoids, steroids, fats and oils in all the extracts.

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