Nature’s Bounty Revealed: Comparative Phytochemical Analysis of Four Promising Medicinal Plants Collected from the Melghat Region
Pranjali K.Wajge and Tushar B. Wankhade
Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati.
Pranjaliwajge2@gmail.com
Abstract:
The Melghat Forest in central India is home to a diverse range of medicinal plants with significant ethnomedicinal value. This study investigates the phytochemical profiles and bioactive compounds of four plants: Tricholepis glaberrima, Curculigo orchioides, Phyllanthus niruri, and Amorphophallus campanulatus. Preliminary phytochemical screening was performed to identify presence and absence of key bioactive compounds, including alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, terpenoids, glycosides, and phenolic compounds.
Tricholepis glaberrima revealed flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, and glycosides ae present.Curculigo orchioides exhibited saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, and steroids as major phytochemicals.Phyllanthus niruri showed a rich presence of flavonoids, lignans, tannins, and phenolic acids. Amorphophallus campanulatus demonstrated flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, and terpenoids.
These preliminary findings suggest that the bioactive compounds present in these plants could contribute to their traditional therapeutic uses. Further in vivo studies and compound isolation are needed to validate their pharmacological potential. This research not only supports the ethnomedicinal significance of Melghat’s flora but also contributes to the discovery of novel therapeutic agents for modern medicine. Investigating the phytochemical properties of these plants, as you’re doing, is a key step in understanding their full medicinal value and promoting their conservation.
Keywords: Melghat Region, Medicinal Plants –Tricholepis glaberrima, Curculigo orchioides, Phyllanthus niruri, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Phytochemical screening.
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2504I5VXIIIP0074
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