Kumari Diksha Singh* & Smrity Prabha
University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Received : 03rd June, 2023 ; Revised : 02nd July, 2023
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12145645
Abstract– The genus Terminalia (Family-Combretaceae) have a history of usage in traditional medicinal system and is known for its rich source of secondary metabolites. The present study focused to analyze physical, physicochemical and phytochemical screening of fruits of Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. and Terminalia chebula Retz. and compare both species on the basis of these analysis. Organoleptic and macroscopic characters of freshly collected fruits were studied. Moisture content, Extractive values and Ash values were evaluated. Moisture content of T. bellirica was more (81.4±2.23), so high chance of growth of microbes during storage. Extractive value of T. chebula was higher (74.33±2.19) than T. bellirica and ash value of T. bellirica was more (3.33±0.33) as compared to T. chebula. Fluorescence analysis and phytochemical screening were also tested. The screening of phytochemicals revealed the presence for alkaloids, flavonoids phenols, proteins and tannins for both species. The determination of these parameter will be very helpful for future researchers in the standardization and authentication of both Terminalia species.
Key words: Standardization, Physical, Physicochemical, Phytochemical, Terminalia, Fruit
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