Phytochemical Analysis Of Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don
Salman G. Shaikh
, Harshawardhini C. Pathak , Vilas S. Kumawat , Sukanya R. Kothule
phytochemical analysis catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don of the Family Apocynaceaeis one of the most widely investigated medicinal plants. Singh et.al.2001 he reported that the it has been used in traditional medicine as a hypoglycemic agent .The present interest in this plant is due to the fact that it is a source of chemotherapeutic agent with activity agent several kind of the cancer. Schmeller and Wind in 1998 his, produces a great variety of terpenoid indole allaloids most of them with pharmacological activity .It is a perennial, evergreen herb,30-100cm height that was originally native to the island of Madagascar. The leaves are glossy, dark green, oblong-elliptic, acute, rounded apex, flowers fragrant, white to pinkish purple in terminal or axillary cymose clusters, follicle hairy, many seeded, 2-3cm long, seed along, minute black. The plant is commonly grown in gardens for bedding, borders and for mass effect.Furthur study has to be carried out to determine the bioactive components in the long leaves of Catharanthus roseus (L.) In these phytochemical analysis recorded no of chemical constutuents, which may be responsible for many pharmacological activities. Further work is required to investigate the extract of leaves for various pharmacological activities. The plant studied here can be seen as source of useful drug.It also justifies the folklore medicinal uses and claims about the therapeuctic values of this plant as curative agent
"Phytochemical Analysis Of Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.314 - 318, May-2020, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2005050.pdf
Volume 5
Issue 5,
May-2020
Pages : 314 - 318
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_191787
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2005050
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Research Area: Biological Science
Country: Pune, Maharashtra, India
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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