A comparative Phyochemical studies on the leaf of Swertiachirata and Zizyphusmauritiana leaf extracts.

Abstract

Swertiachirata is a genus in the gentian family and Zizyphusmauritiana is also known as Indian
jujube is a tropical plant belonging to family Rhamnaceae.Both these plants have widespread use
in traditional medicines for the treatment of malaria,loss of apetite cancer
,diabetes,woundhealing,antioxidant etc.
Objective:Phytochemical Chemical Analysis of leaf extracts of Swertiachirata and
Zizyphusmauritiana was carried which shows the presence of various active constituents like
carbohydrates,alkalois,glycosides,in this work a comparative phytochemical study was carried
on both the leaf extracts.
Materials:Leaf extracts of both the plants was prepared by using soxhlet extraction method using
ethanol and evaporated .The crude extract obtained was subjected to various phytochemical
using several reagents.