Quercetin from methanol extracts of the leaves of Ficus benghalensis

Abstract

Flavonoids are ubiquitous in photosynthesising cells and are commonly found in fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, stems, flowers, tea, wine, propolis and honey. For centuries, preparations containing these compounds as the principal physiologically active constituents have been used to treat human diseases. Increasingly, this class of natural products is becoming the subject of anti-infective research and many groups have isolated and identified the structures of flavonoids. In this study we concerned on determination flavonoids content from methanolic extracts of Ficus benghalensis using catechol and quercetin as standard. The result shows high content of quercetin in methanolic extracts.