Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of Artemisia indica Willd (original) (raw)

Plants have been used for food and also for medicin al purposes since antiquity. Medicinal plants are N ature’s gift to help pursue a disease-free healthy life, and thu s can play an important role in preserving health. In India, Artemisia indica Willd. (Asteraceae) vernacularly k nown as ‘‘Titepati’’ is a perennial herb found in t he western Himalayas and is one of the most utilized locally a s a traditional medicinal plants, especially in the Kumaun hills, though, surprisingly, is also one of the lesser stu died one, with meager information available on its phytochemical analysis. The powdered aerial parts were extracted with methanol (AME), ethanol (AEE) and hydro-methan ol (AHME).The AHME gave the highest yield (20.29%), fo llowed by AME (13.27%) and AEE (7.08%).Out of the t otal of 11 phytocomponents targeted, carbohydrates, redu cing sugars, flavonoids, sterols, tri-terpenoids, p henolics and glycosides were detected in all three extracts. Sap onins and tannins were absent in ...