Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF PIGEON PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN) LEAVES IN SATNA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

Chhama Tripathi*, Ravindra Singh and G. P. Richhariya

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Abstract

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp), is a popular perennial legume shrub. It is mostly cultivated in semi-arid tropical area. Its seeds and leaves are used for medicinal as well as fed purpose. Pigeon pea is used as traditional medicine in various countries like Indonesia, China, India, Myanmar etc due to its rich nutritious value. Leaves and seeds are the rich source of protein, vitamin, crude fibers, dietary fibers, minerals and energy. It is used to treatment of various types of human disorders like malaria, wound, asthma, respiratory infection, dysentery, tooth ache, abdominal tumor, menstrual disorders etc. It is also used to preparation of herbal compound formulations. The present study deals with the phytochemical investigation of Pigeon pea leaves in various solvent system.

Keywords: Pigeon pea, Phytochemical analysis, Fabaceae.