COMPARATIVE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF GARDENIA LATIFOLIA AND GARDENIA RESINIFERA LEAVES AND BARK EXTRACTS

Abstract

The plant screening for phytochemical constituents seems to have the potential to act as a source of useful drugs and cures many infections as a result of the presence of various bioactive compounds that evident to have enormous activity against array human pathogens. The objective of the study was to undertake a comparative qualitative phytochemical analysis of the different parts like leaves and bark of Gardenia latifolia and Gardenia resinifera leaves, a traditional herb used against several diseases. The total flavonoid content in Gardenia resinifera bark and leaves was found 0.356 and 0.481 mg/ 100mg of dried extract. In comparison to Gardenia resinifera, the results of estimation of total phenol, flavonoids and alkaloid content of Gardenia latifolia were reported. The total phenolic content in hydroalcoholic extract of Gardenia latifolia bark and leaves was found 0.509 and 1.100 mg/100 mg of dried extract respectively. The total flavonoid content in Gardenia latifolia bark and leaves was found 0.325 and 0.556 mg/100 mg of dried extract. The total alkaloid content in Gardenia latifolia bark extract was found 0.351 mg/100 mg of dried extract. These findings suggested that Gardenia latifolia and Gardenia resinifera leaves and bark extract could be a potential source of drugs which in future may serve for the production of synthetically improved therapeutic agents.