EXTRACTION PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF SUCCESSIVELY EXTRACTED OPERCULINA TURPETHUM PLANT EXTRACTS
Dr. Roli Shukla
ABSTRACT
A plant in the morning glory family, Operculina turpethum (syn. Ipomoea turpethum) is known commonly as turpeth. Operculina turpethum L. is a highly perennial medicinal plant of the family Convolvulaceae. Plant kingdom harbours an inexhaustible source of bioactive ingredients valuable in the management of many intractable diseases. Phytochemical approaches have been influential in the quest for pharmaceutical product raw materials and tools. In fact, the active ingredients of herbal medicines have the benefits of mixing them with several other compounds which tend to be inert. These complementary components however give the plant as a whole a much higher level of safety and efficiency than its isolated and pure active components. The usage of medicinal plants in the diagnosis of human disease had its origins in ancient periods. A broad variety of sections of medicinal plants are used as raw products for extract, and they have varying medicinal properties. The objective of the study was to undertake qualitative phytochemical analysis of flower of Operculina turpethum, a traditional herb used against several diseases.
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