ESTIMATION OF STEROIDS AND PHENOL PHYTOCHEMICALS IN THE COMMON PLANTS

Abstract

Phytochemicals (quantitatively) were screened in four medicinally important plant species using four different solvents (water [AQ], acetone [AE], petroleum ether [PE], and chloroform [CF]. The phytochemicals in food have considerable value because of their therapeutic properties on health, as they provide protection against severe illness and medical situations such as tumor, diabetes, inflammation, microbial infections, parasitic infections, psychotic conditions, spasms, ulcers, etc. In the present study, we performed the qualitative phytochemical screening on the leaf extract of four different plants Mentha piperita, Mangifera indica, Solanum lycopersicum, Helianthus annuus. Secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, alkaloids, phenol, and steroids present in the four selected medicinal plants were identified and compared. There are phytochemicals present in all the plants that were selected for the study, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, and phenols. Qualitative estimation of these four phytochemical compounds has revealed that phenol is present in the highest amount in Mentha piperita species and steroids is present in all the plants.