GC-MS analysis on ethanolic leaf extracts of Viburnum punctatum Buch. - Ham. ex D. Don

Viburnum punctatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don is a medicinally important plant belongs to Caprifoliaceae family also known as “Konakaram” commonly in Tamil. It is a small evergreen tree, commonly found in sholas and moist forests, above 1200m in South east Asia. Many of these species are recognized for their medicinal properties from very early times of this century. The leaves of Viburnum punctatum were traditionally used for the treatment of fever, stomach disorder and mentioned to possess anti periodic effect in the present study the ethanolic extract of Viburnum punctatum leaves has been subjected to GC-MS analysis. GC-MS analysis of the ethanolic extract revealed existence of eight peaks presented and the chemical constituents were identified. The major compounds are 2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a - Octahydro - 1H - cyclopenta [a] pentalen-7-ol (18.62%, RT - 16.67), Cyclohexene, 4 - isopropenyl -1 - methoxymethoxymethyl- (11.52%, RT - 14.55), 11-Desacycloxytetrahydrovaltrate (10.75%, RT - 26.50) and Copper(II) meso - (2-Formylvinyl) octaethylporphyrin (6.09%, RT 30.38).