Preliminary phytochemical and physicochemical Investigation and thin layer chromatography of ButeaMonosperma flower extract

Prakash Pandey1, Ashish Garg2*, Ajay Shukla3

ABSTRACT

Almost all parts of the plant namely root, leaves, fruit, stem bark, flowers, gum, young branches are used as medicine. The fresh juice of Butea monosperma is applied to ulcers and for congested and septic sore throats (1). The gum is a powerful astringent given internally for diarrhea and dysentery. The bark is reported to possess astringent bitter, pungent, alliterative, aphrodisiac and anthelmintic properties also useful in tumors, bleeding piles and ulcers. The decoction is useful in cold, cough, fever and menstrual disorders. Roots are useful in elephantiasis and in curing night blindness and other eyesight defects. Also cause temporary sterility in women. They are also used to cure boils, pimples and tumors hemorrhoids and piles. Flowers are reported to possess astringent, diuretic, depurative, aphrodisiac and tonic properties. They are used to reduce swellings. Also effective in leprosy, leucorrhea and gout. In present study Preliminary phytochemical and physicochemical Investigation and thin layer chromatography of ButeaMonosperma flower extract. Various phytochemical studies are performed through which we get the knowledge about different phytoconstituent which are present in ethanolic extract of flower of Butea monosperma

Keywords: Butea monosperma, etanolic extract, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, bleeding piles, phytochemical, phytoconstituent