PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BORASSUS FLABELLFER LEAVES
Nitin Kumar* and Saravanan K.
ABSTRACT
Borassus flabellifer L. belongs to the family Arecaceae, commonly known as Palmyra palm is a native of tropical Africa but cultivated and naturalized throughout India. In the previous study, several steroidal saponins, poly saccharides and triterpenes were isolated from the fruit pulp and seeds, young shoots of Borassus flabellifer contains gum, albuminoids, fats and the fresh pulp contains vitamin A, B and C, the inflorescence contains borassoside, dioscin and also contains sucrose, bitter compound flabelliferins. Plant yields a black gum, a good source of Vitamin B complex, extract in stroke, head ache, earache, epilepsy, scabies, syphilis, ulcers, vomiting. Bark is used as dentifrices, flowers in uterus tumors. Fruits as tonic for asthmatic patients, gonorrhea and given in gas troubles. Roots used as cooling medicine and restorative, diuretic and anthelmintic, in gastritis. In the present study, leaf powder of Borassus flabellifer has been investigated for isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds. The isolation and characterization of gallic acid was confirmed by spectroscopic methods.
Keywords: Borassus flabellifer, Gallic acid, Palmyra tree, Palm tree.
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