Phytochemical Screening of Flowers from Moringa oleifera Lam.

V S Suryawanshi; S R Umate

doi:10.32439/ps.v1i01.31-35

Authors

V S Suryawanshi
S R Umate

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32439/ps.v1i01.31-35

Keywords:

phytochemistry, chemical constituents, Moringa oleifera

Abstract

Plants serve as a vast source for varied phytoconstituents exhibiting varied pharmacological properties. It is one of the richest plant sources of Vitamins A, B (Ramachandran, 1980; Odee, 1998; Jahn et al, 1986; Palada et al, 1995; Gilani et al, 1994) Vit. C, D, E and K. The vital minerals present in Moringa include Calcium, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese and Zinc. Leaves, flowers, and pods are common vegetables in the Asian diet. The chemical constituents of the Hexane and Ethanol extract of Moringa oleifera Lam. Flowers were investigated. Different chemical constituents were identified in the extract; unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic acid, alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, carbohydrates, and minerals are present in the extract. This work aims to identify the main constituents from Moringa oleifera Lam. Flower extract.

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