PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATTAKAKA VOLUBILIS (l.f.) STAPF LEAF IN DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS

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The knowledge of Dravyaguna made the modern era people to be enthusiastic in knowing the different plants with medical properties. Phytochemicals are nonnutritivechemical compounds that occur naturally on plants and have diverse protective properties. Wattakaka volubilis(L.f.) Stapf, Family Asclepiadaceae is a very common plant in south India, having synonym of Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. Ex Hook. f. The present study deals with the Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf Leaf in different Solvent Extracts like Aqueous, Methanol, Ethanol, Petroleum ether, Chloroform. The analysis shows presence of Alkaloids, carbohydrates, Glycosides, Saponins, Phytosterols, Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids, Amino acids, and Diterpenes Keywords: Asclepiadaceae, Phytochemical Analysis, Dregea volubilis,Wattakaka volubilis. INTRODUCTION There has been an increasing interest in the study of medicinal plants as natural products in medicinal field around the world[1]. Themedicinal value of plants depends on bioactive phytochemical constituents which produce definite physiological action in the human body. Based on World Health Organization recommendations, plants are important for use in traditional medicine[2]. Wattakaka volubilis, belongs to family Asclepiadaceae. It is a tall woody climber 11 M high and 5 Cm in girth with densely lenticellate and pustularbranches. Leaves 6.5– 14 by 4.5-11 cm broadly ovate or suborbicular, acuminate glabrous or more or less softly pubescent, reticulately veined and with a few small glands just above the petioles. Flowers are green or yellowish green in lateral drooping umbellatecymes [3&4]Wattakaka volubilis is a medicinal plant, which is traditionally used for several diseases and human requirements [5]Theyoung leaves are eaten in curries and are used in the treatment of pyodermas and fevers in children. The roots are used as an emetic. The INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATTAKAKA VOLUBILIS (l.f.) STAPF LEAF IN DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS Kanikaram.Naveen 1 , Deepak Ragipati 2 , A Madhavi 3 1,2,3 PG scholars , PG Dept of Dravyaguna,Dr. B.R.K.R. Govt. Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Email: Kanikaramnaveen 3000@gmail.com ABSTRACT The knowledge of Dravyaguna made the modern era people to be enthusiastic in knowing the different plants with medical properties. Phytochemicals are nonnutritivechemical compounds that occur naturally on plants and have diverse protective properties. Wattakaka volubilis(L.f.) Stapf, Family Asclepiadaceae is a very common plant in south India, having synonym of Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. Ex Hook. f. The present study deals with the Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf Leaf in different Solvent Extracts like Aqueous, Methanol, Ethanol, Petroleum ether, Chloroform. The analysis shows presence of Alkaloids, carbohydrates, Glycosides, Saponins, Phytosterols, Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids, Amino acids, and Diterpenes Keywords: Asclepiadaceae, Phytochemical Analysis, Dregea volubilis,Wattakaka volubilis. INTRODUCTION There has been an increasing interest in the study of medicinal plants as natural products in medicinal field around the world[1]. Themedicinal value of plants depends on bioactive phytochemical constituents which produce definite physiological action in the human body. Based on World Health Organization recommendations, plants are important for use in traditional medicine[2]. Wattakaka volubilis, belongs to family Asclepiadaceae. It is a tall woody climber 11 M high and 5 Cm in girth with densely lenticellate and pustularbranches. Leaves 6.5– 14 by 4.5-11 cm broadly ovate or suborbicular, acuminate glabrous or more or less softly pubescent, reticulately veined and with a few small glands just above the petioles. Flowers are green or yellowish green in lateral drooping umbellatecymes [3&4]Wattakaka volubilis is a medicinal plant, which is traditionally used for several diseases and human requirements [5]Theyoung leaves are eaten in curries and are used in the treatment of pyodermas and fevers in children. The roots are used as an emetic. The INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATTAKAKA VOLUBILIS (l.f.) STAPF LEAF IN DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS Kanikaram.Naveen 1 , Deepak Ragipati 2 , A Madhavi 3 1,2,3 PG scholars , PG Dept of Dravyaguna,Dr. B.R.K.R. Govt. Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Email: Kanikaramnaveen 3000@gmail.com ABSTRACT The knowledge of Dravyaguna made the modern era people to be enthusiastic in knowing the different plants with medical properties. Phytochemicals are nonnutritivechemical compounds that occur naturally on plants and have diverse protective properties. Wattakaka volubilis(L.f.) Stapf, Family Asclepiadaceae is a very common plant in south India, having synonym of Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. Ex Hook. f. The present study deals with the Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf Leaf in different Solvent Extracts like Aqueous, Methanol, Ethanol, Petroleum ether, Chloroform. The analysis shows presence of Alkaloids, carbohydrates, Glycosides, Saponins, Phytosterols, Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids, Amino acids, and Diterpenes Keywords: Asclepiadaceae, Phytochemical Analysis, Dregea volubilis,Wattakaka volubilis