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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF TOTAL PHENOLIC, FLAVANOIDS AND ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI
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Abstract:
Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. They are nonessential nutrients, meaning that they are not required by the human body for sustaining life. It is well-known that plant produces these chemicals to protect themselves but recent research demonstrate that they can also protect humans against diseases. TRACHYSPERMUM TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI is also traditionally known as a digestive aid, a relief for abdominal discomfort due to indigestion and an antiseptic. The medicinal properties of the plant are due to the anti oxidants present in the plant. Present studies deals with the identification of phytochemicals and there quantitative estimation, antimicrobial activity of TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI and its important medicinal qualities provided one does not play around with poisonous plants they are totally free of harmful side effects - unlike the modern drug industry.
Key Words:
Trachyspermum ammi, Phytochemical screening, Anti oxidants, Anti microbial
Introduction:
Kingdom - Plantae
Subkingdom - Tracheobionta
Superdivision - Spermatophyta
Division - Magnoliophyta
Class - Magnoliopsida
Subclass - Rosidae
Order - Apiales
Family - Apiaceae
Genus - Trachyspermum
Species -Trachyspermum ammi
The use of local plants in folk medical practices has a long history. The resource base of the traditional medical practices prevalent in rural and tribal villages of India and abroad is mainly the plants (0). Medicinal plants are used to maintain and promote healthy life, prevent disease and cure ailments. It has been estimated that even today, 80% of the world population rely on herbal traditional medicine for their primary health care (Absar A. Qureshi et al., 2008). Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants has always guided the search for new cures. In spite of the advent of modern high throughput drug discovery and screening techniques, traditional knowledge systems have given clues to the discovery of valuable drugs (Buenz et al., 2004)....