Abstract

PHYTOCONSTITUENTS CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF HARITAKI (TERMINALIA CHEBULA RETZ.) FRUIT PERICARP BY UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY

Akhilesh Kumar*, Anurag Mishra, Sanjay Kumar, K. N. Dwivedi and B. Ram

Abstract

For the treatment of diabetes mellitus Oral hypoglycemic have their own side effects i.e. hypoglycaemia, hyponatremia, flatulence, diarrhoea or constipation, nausea, vomiting, weight gain etc., in this circumstances, herbal drugs may be a great choice, because of their minimum or no side effects. There are different ways in which plants have been found useful in medicines such as crude extract of plants has been used directly because of the presence of natural chemical constituents such as berberine, morphine, psilocin, tannin, flavonoids, vincristine etc. The present study was focused to understand the UVVis characteristics of the Hydro-alcoholic (50%-50%) extract of Terminalia chebula Retz. fruit pericarp powder to explore the possibility of a better control over diabetes mellitus by Haritaki (Terminalia chebula Retz.) fruit pericarp powder. The UV-Vis spectra of the Hydroalcoholic extract of Terminalia chebula Retz. Was recorded in the wavelength range 200-700 nm. The study indicates the presence of tannins and/or flavonoids (phenolic compounds).

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Haritaki, Tannins, Flavonoids.