Authors : P.D. Khirade, S.S. Dudhe and N.S. Dudhe
Page Nos : 214-221
Description :
In this study, preliminary phytochemical analysis of seeds belonging to three different species of Cassia viz. C. fistula Linn., C. occidentalis Linn. and C. tora Linn. were carried out. The seeds were obtained by manual separation of the fruits of the mother plants distributed in the Chandrapur district. The extracts of seeds were obtained using the Soxhlet successive extraction method with four different solvents such as methanol, acetone, petroleum ether and aqueous. The screening of phytochemical constituents was performed using a generally accepted laboratory technique for qualitative determinations. The constituents screened for were alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, phenols, quinones, lignins, resins, saponins, terpenoids and carbohydrates. During this investigation, different phytochemical constituents were detected in selected seeds. The seeds of these plants have a unique combination of phytochemicals.
