US EPA

8312636 

Journal Article 

Preliminary phytochemical analysis of polyalthia longifolia seeds 

Kavita Mundhe, S; Rasika Torane, C; Swati, D; Deshpande Nirmala, R; Rajashree Kashalkar, V 

2012 

1 

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN: 2656-0097
EISSN: 0975-1491 

4 

1 

450-451 

English 

Polyalthia longifolia (Ashoka) has been used in the traditional system of medicine to cure various disorders. The use of plant extracts and isolated compound/s has provided basis in the preparation of modern pharmaceutical medicines. P. longifolia is a lofty evergreen tree, native to India and has been known to possess anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antifungal activities. The preliminary studies of P.longifolia seeds have been performed to investigate its potentialities. The preliminary phytochemical evaluation of various extracts indicated that the seeds are rich source of alkaloids, tannins, phenols, flavonoids and carbohydrates. This study provides fundamental data on the availability of various chemical constituents present in P. longifolia seeds. Loss on drying and moisture content experiments was carried out to know the presence of volatile organic matter. 

Phytochemical parameters; Polyalthia longifolia seeds