Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2019)

Author(s):
Shalu Devi Thakur

Abstract:
Alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phlobatannin and cardic glycoside distribution in twenty-five medicinal plants belonging to twenty-three families have been assessed and compared. Some of the important medicinal plants investigated were Aconitum heterophyllum, Arnebia benthamii, Bergenia ciliata, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, Dioscorea deltoidea, Inula racemosa, Nardostachys jatamansi and Saussurea costus. The significance of the plants in traditional medicine and importance with respect to chemical constituents have been discussed.