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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2012; 02(04): 34-38
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703609
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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF PUNICA GRANATUM PEEL, WHOLE FRUIT AND SEEDS

Satheesh Kumar Bhandary
1   Department of ENT, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
,
Suchetha Kumari N.
2   Department of Biochemistry, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
,
Vadisha S Bhat
3   Department of ENT, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
,
Sharmila K. P.
4   Central Research Laboratory, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
,
Mahesh Prasad Bekal
5   Department of Allied Science, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
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Abstract

Herbal medicines as the major remedy in traditional system of medicine have been used in medical practices since antiquity. In addition to its ancient historical uses, pomegranate is used in several systems of medicine for a variety of ailments. The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of various phytochemicals from the ethanolic, aqueous and chloroform extracts of Punica granatum peel, whole fruit and seeds. The three different extracts from peel were found to contain Triterpenoids, Steroids, Glycosides, Flavonoids, Tannins, Carbohydrate & Vitamin C. The three different extracts from whole fruit were found to contain Triterpenoids, Steroids, Glycosides, Saponins, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tannins, Carbohydrate & Vitamin C. The three different extracts from seeds were found to contain Triterpenoids, Steroids, Glycosides, Saponins, Alkaloids, Tannins, Carbohydrate & Vitamin C.

The generated data from the three different extracts of Punica granatum peel, whole fruit & seeds provided the basis for its wide uses in the traditional & folk medicines.

Keywords

Phytochemical - Punica granatum - Flavonoids


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