Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF WHOLE PLANT OF ASPLENIUM DALHOUSIAE HOOK (FERN)

Ajay Singh Bisht*, Monika and Divya Juyal

Abstract

The present communication attempts to evaluate the Pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies on the whole plant Asplenium dalhousiae Hook (Aspleniaceae). As there is no detailed work reported on this plant, therefore Pharmacognostical evaluation including physicochemical parameters, preliminary phytochemical standards were determined .The study revealed specific identities for the plant, which will be useful in identification, as a control to abet adulterants and for future standardization work. Physicochemical studies shows, total moisture content(Leaf 12% and roots 7%), total ash(Leaf1% and root 4%), total starch content (Leaf 0.13% and root 0.079%), total sugar content(Leaf 0.19% and root 0.02%), total tannins(Leaf 1.18% and root 0.38%),total phenolics(Leaf 9.27% and root 3.20),total flavonoids(Leaf 1.3% and root 0.09%), total proanthocynadines content (Leaf 0.01% and root0.002%).. Preliminary phytochemical analysis reaveled that various other phyto-components are also present.TLC analysis and method development shows the presence of various other components.

Keywords: Asplenium dalhousiae Hook, Pharmacognostical, TLC.