US EPA

8249389 

Journal Article 

Phytochemical analysis of Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl., a medicinally important Cucurbit 

Gopu, C; Taduri, S 

2021 

1 

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment
ISSN: 0972-0626 

World Research Association 

25 

3 

68-73 

English 

Present investigation was carried out the preliminary phytochemical screening of the Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl. The phytochemical analysis is done in plant by using five different solvent systems (methanol, hexane, ethanol, chloroform and distilled water). A standard procedure was used to identify the constituents present in the extract. Priliminary phytochemical screening of Momordica cymbalaria leaves, stem and tuberous roots revealed the presence of different phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, tannins and saponins by cold maceration technique. Momordica cymbalaria methonolic extract of leaf, stem and roots was found to have high intensity of all tested phytochemicals compared with hexane, ethanol, chloroform and distilled water. Glycosides were absent in all the solvent extracts of roots. Thus the plant Momordica cymbalaria possesses medicinally important phytochemicals which are useful in pharmaceutical industries. © 2021 World Research Association. All rights reserved. 

Alkaloids; Aqueous extract; Flavonoids; Glycosides; Momordica cymbalaria; Phenols; Phytochemicals; Saponins; Tannins