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Phytochemical Analysis Of Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don
Authors Name:
Salman G. Shaikh
, Harshawardhini C. Pathak , Vilas S. Kumawat , Sukanya R. Kothule
Unique Id:
IJSDR2005050
Published In:
Volume 5 Issue 5, May-2020
Abstract:
Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don of the Family Apocynaceaeis one of the most widely investigated medicinal plants. Singh et.al.2001 he reported that the it has been used in traditional medicine as a hypoglycemic agent .The present interest in this plant is due to the fact that it is a source of chemotherapeutic agent with activity agent several kind of the cancer. Schmeller and Wind in 1998 his, produces a great variety of terpenoid indole allaloids most of them with pharmacological activity .It is a perennial, evergreen herb,30-100cm height that was originally native to the island of Madagascar. The leaves are glossy, dark green, oblong-elliptic, acute, rounded apex, flowers fragrant, white to pinkish purple in terminal or axillary cymose clusters, follicle hairy, many seeded, 2-3cm long, seed along, minute black. The plant is commonly grown in gardens for bedding, borders and for mass effect.Furthur study has to be carried out to determine the bioactive components in the long leaves of Catharanthus roseus (L.) In these phytochemical analysis recorded no of chemical constutuents, which may be responsible for many pharmacological activities. Further work is required to investigate the extract of leaves for various pharmacological activities. The plant studied here can be seen as source of useful drug.It also justifies the folklore medicinal uses and claims about the therapeuctic values of this plant as curative agent
Keywords:
phytochemical analysis catharanthus roseus
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"Phytochemical Analysis Of Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.314 - 318, May-2020, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2005050.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2005050
Registration ID:191787
Published In: Volume 5 Issue 5, May-2020
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Page No: 314 - 318
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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