Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: August | Volume: 8 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 440-449
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210860
Pharmacognostical, Physico-Chemical and Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Whole Plant of Piper Longum L.
Fathima Suman P1, Minhaj2, I Arthi3, Neethu Krishnan S4, Riyama Shirin V K5
1,3,4,5Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College Kannur, Kerala
2B Pharm Graduate, Al Shifa College of Pharmacy, Malappuram, Kerala.
Corresponding Author: Fathima Suman P
ABSTRACT
This study deals with the Pharmacognostical physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation of the whole plant of Piper longum L. Pharmacognostical studies include macroscopic, microscopic and physicochemical evaluation. Physicochemical constants showed the values of total ash (10.8%), acid insoluble ash (1.3%), water soluble ash (3.2%), sulphated ash (12%), nitrated ash (1.85%), hot extraction (11.2%), water soluble extractive (4.8%), ethanol soluble extractive (12.4%), ether soluble extractive (5.6%), loss on drying (29%), swelling index (0.33) and mucilage content (0.8%) w/w. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the alcoholic extract showed presents of alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, mucilage, starch, steroid and flavonoids. This study helps to development of different standard parameters of the plant which help the plant identification and authentication.
Keywords: Piper longum L., Whole plant, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical, Extract.
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