Mehreen Ghufran
Pakistan
Research Article
Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinal Plants Occurring in Local Area of
Mardan
Author(s): Abdul Wadood, Mehreen Ghufran, Syed Babar Jamal, Muhammad Naeem, Ajmal Khan, Rukhsana Ghaffar and AsnadAbdul Wadood, Mehreen Ghufran, Syed Babar Jamal, Muhammad Naeem, Ajmal Khan, Rukhsana Ghaffar and Asnad
Medicinal plants have bioactive compounds which are used for curing of various human diseases and also play an important role in healing. Phytochemicals have two categories i.e., primary and secondary constituents. Primary constituents have chlorophyll, proteins sugar and amino acids. Secondary constituents contain terpenoids and alkaloids. Medicinal plants have antifungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammation activities. The present study involves ten different medicinal plants Acacia nilotica, Psidium gujauva, Luffa cylindrical, Morus alba, Morus nigra, Momordica charantia, Fagonia cretica, Punica granatum, Ficus palmate and Prunus persica locally available in Mardan region of Pakistan. The leaves of the selected medicinal plants were washed, air dried and then powdered. The aqueous extract of leaf samples were used for the phytochemical analysis to find out the phytochemical constit.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1009.1000144