Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of leaf extracts of mirabilis viscosa
Abstract
Plants have long been utilized for both culinary and therapeutic purposes. Commercially, phytochemical study of the plant is quite important, and there is a lot of interest in it for potential medicines. The aim of the current study was to explore the important bioactive components of leaf extracts from Mirabilis viscosa in both qualitative and quantitative analyses using polar solvents such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate. The non-polar solvents are hexane and chloroform. Standard techniques were employed to determine the phytochemical components' qualitative and quantitative analysis. A qualitative study of M. viscosa revealed the presence of secondary metabolites, including alkaloids, protein and amino acids, carbohydrates, reducing sugar, and saponin. Phytosterols, Glycosides, Tannins, Glycosides, Phenols, Coumarins, Triterpenoids. Through quantitative analysis, the highest concentration of total flavonoids (40.91± 0.01 mg/g QE) in ethyl acetate was found. Quercetin was used as a standard, and total alkaloids (26.11± 0.005 mg AE/g) in ethanol were found to be equivalent to atropine sulphate. Total phenol (2.07± 0.29 mg GAE/g) in methanol was found to be equivalent to gallic acid. Additional study on the plant will be helpful in identifying and analysing its secondary metabolites, which will be very helpful in treating a variety of illnesses and in the pharmaceutical industry in the production of new medications. Further bioactive components from…
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