BIOLOGICAL SCREENING OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF PLANT HOLOPTELEA INTEGRIFOLIA ROXB

Abstract

All parts of Holoptelea integrifolia, a roadside plant, are suggested by Charaka Samhitha Sushrutha Samhita and other traditional systems for the treatment of inflammation, acid gastritis, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, intestinal worms,vomiting, wounds, vitiligo, leprosy, filariasis, diabetes, haemorrhoids, dysmenorrhoea, and rheumatism.The present studywas aimed at macroscopic, microscopic, and chromatographic evaluation of Holopteleaintegrifolia leaves. The macroscopic,microscopic evaluation is carried out in terms of organoleptic, microscopic, and physical parameters like fluorescence analysis, treatment of plant drugs with different chemical reagents. The dried leaves were subjected to successive Soxhlet extraction by taking the increasing order of solvents like petroleum ether, chloroform, Acetone ,Benzene ethyl ,Water and methanol.