Vol. 6 (07) pp. 573-576 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7400

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF ROOT OF SIDA CORDIFOLIA LINN.

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  • PG Scholar, Department of Dravyagunavijnanam, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Professor and Head, Department of Dravyagunavijnanam, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Abstract

Sida cordifolia Linn. (Malvaceae) is a widely used drug for various ailments in Ayurvedic medicine. It is considered as Bala in Ayurvedic classical text books. Phytochemical evaluation of a drug helps in its standardization and to justify its use in various formulations. In this study, preliminary physical and phytochemical evaluation of root of Sida cordifolia Linn including High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography was done. Qualitative analysis showed the presence of steroid, alkaloid, saponin, tannin and flavonoids.

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Anuja Varghese and Jollykutty Eapen. (2018); PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF ROOT OF SIDA CORDIFOLIA LINN., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 6 (07), 573-576, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7400

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ANUJA VARGHESE
Scholar, Department of Dravyagunavijnanam, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram.

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