Abstract

FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS OF Ricinus communis LEAF: AN IMPORTANT ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANT

Ankit Yadav*, Sheeza Charania, Shubham Melekar, Hatvi Jain, Priya Kalaskar and Surabhi Sawant

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Abstract

Medicinal plants have an important part in maintaining human health. Euphorbiaceae is a big family with about 300 genera and 7,500 species. They are, in general, flowering plants. Ricinus communis, also known as castor oil, has a high traditional and therapeutic value for maintaining a disease-free, healthy lifestyle. Traditionally, the plant has been used as a laxative, purgative, cleanser, and fungicide, among other things. Antioxidant, antihistamic, antinociceptive, antiasthmatic, antiulcer, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and other beneficial effects. Antifertility, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, CNS stimulant, lipolytic, wound healing, insecticidal, Larvicidal, and a variety of other properties of medicinal qualities. This action of the plant possesses due to the essential phytochemical elements such flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, alkaloids and steroids etc. However, the majority of the compounds have not been properly investigated in the hopes of discovering a novel lead molecule or pharmacophore. The aim of this paper is to study bioactive compounds which can be further explored as a source of beneficial phytochemical substances in the near future, and may play an essential role in modern medicine.

Keywords: Euphorbiaceae, Ricinus communis, Fluorescence analysis, Bioactive compound.