Physico-chemical and qualitative analysis of certain plant-based gums and resins found in Ranchi district

Pratibha Kumari & Smrity Prabha*
University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Received : 28th June, 2024 ; Revised : 25th July, 2024
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15061877

Abstract– The two selected Plant-based gums and resins namely Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. and Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. were found to be responsible for curing a variety of human disorders, in terms of qualitative analysis. The subjects of the current study is focused to analyze the physicochemical (organoleptic, extractive values and ash values) and phytochemical screening of gums of two selected plant samples. For the determination of the extractive value of the selected two samples, cold extraction method was followed and was done in five different organic solvents such as Methanol, Ethanol, Aqueous, Chloroform and Acetone. The highest percentage of extractive value was found to be highest in the Albizia procera gum i.e. 6.00% (6.00 ± 2.00) in the Aqueous extract but interestingly the lowest percentage in the three different solvents i.e. Methanol, Ethanol and Acetone i.e. 2.67% (2.67 ± 0.67). In the case of Vachellia nilotica gum (Acacia gum), the highest percentage of extractive value was found to be in the aqueous extract i.e. 86% (86.00 ± 0.00) and lowest percentage in the two different solvents (Methanol and Acetone) i.e. 2.00% (2.00 ± 0.00). So as to determine the quality as well as the purity of the sample so collected, ash value was done. In the case of gums of Albizia procera (Albizia gum), the % of Total Ash Value, % Acid Insoluble Ash Value and % Acid Soluble Ash Value was found to be (3.58 ± 0.33), (2.27 ± 0.29) and (1.31 ± 0.34) respectively. The % of Total Ash Value, % Acid Insoluble Ash Value and % Acid Soluble Ash Value was found to be (4.92 ± 0.58), (3.28 ± 0.32) and (1.64 ± 0.34) respectively in the Vachellia nilotica (Acacia gum). The preliminary phytochemical analysis of the above two mentioned samples revealed the presence of bioactive compounds such as Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Carbohydrates, Phenol, Tannins, Resins, Steroids and Proteins in the three different solvents. Hence, the determination of these parameters will find scope in the industrial, culinary, and medicinal sector.

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