A comparative physicochemical and phytochemical study of whole plant of Sphaeranthus indicus linn collected from different geographical regions of central India

• Published in: International journal of green pharmacy 2021-01, Vol.15 (3)
• Main Author: Pathak, Anupam K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biological products; Flowers & plants; Herbal medicine; Phytochemicals
• ISSN: 0973-8258; 1998-4103
• DOI: 10.22377/ijgp.v15i3.3161

Background: Phytochemicals are secondary metabolite produced of all plants, where some plants have medicinal uses. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn is an important medicinal plant belongs to the family Asteraceae and its parts used to cure various illnesses. Aim: The aim of present study is to compare the physicochemical and phytochemical analysis of three S. indicus plants collected from Rajgarh, Nagda, and Rewa region of central India, this study is first investigation on this plant. Materials and Methods: The study includes physicochemical organoleptic evaluation and phytochemical screening of S. indicus. The physicochemical parameters assessed were within WHO limits, apart from these 17 phytochemicals were tested and the crude extracts were prepared in petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and chloroform water by soxhlation method. Results and Discussion: S. indicus plant extracts collected from Rajgarh region showed the highest phytoconstituents as compared to Nagda and Rewa region and the lowest were found in Nagda region. In contrast proteins, amino acids, anthraquinones/emodins, and anthocyanins were found to be completely absent in plants samples. Conclusions: From this study, one can collect the plants from the region where it’s showing maximum concentration of phytochemicals and gives scope of investigation to extract pure compound and preparation of herbal formulations with best therapeutic value that will serve the society.