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Phytochemical Analysis and TLC Profile of Tylophora Subramanii A.N. Henry (Asclepiadaceae)-an Endemic Medicinal Plant Species of Southern India

Abstract

Tylophora subramanii, a climbing herb belongs to Family Asclepiadaceae. This is endemic Species habitat along the southern Western Ghats in India. It is used as traditional and folklore medicine for treating various disease like fever, cold, cough, diarrhoea, ulcer, external tumour, cut wounds and headache. The present study, primarily aims to carry out a preliminary phytochemical screening so as to detect the major class of compounds present in T.subramanii leaf and stem to perform Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) profiling of all sequential extracts. Phytochemical analysis of the different solvent extracted samples suggested the presence or absence of various metabolites including, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid, carbohydrate in varying concentration. TLC profiling of the T.subramanii was constituted different coloured phytochemical compound with different RF values. The present study provides evidence that solvent extracts if Tylophora subramanii contains medicinally important bioactive compounds and this justifies the use of plant species as traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases.

K Karthika, R Shyam Praveen, S Vimal Priya

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