Isolation and identification of flavonoids from Alhagi maurorum

Abstract

There are several photochemical in plants, viz. Tannins, flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids and triterpenes, etc., which has vital role in nutrition, physiology and cure of diseases. Flavonoids are one of the most important classes of phenol compounds in higher plants. The primary significant role in this pattern is the screening of these photochemical in the plants. The chromatographic study of the compounds serves to be a very important and dependable basis in the process of bioactive compounds screening in plant Alhagi maurorum used as medicinal herbs for its gestroprotective, diaphoretic, expectorant, antidiarrhoeal and antiseptic properties, and in the treatment of rheumatism and hemorrhoids. It is also been used as a sweeteners. Hence in the present study, focus has been made to identify the flavonoid in different samples of the medicinal plant (Alhagi maurorum) by TLC and PTLC. Further, the isolation of the same compound was confirmed by TLC, IR and GC- MS analysis.