Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Extraction of Volatileoil in Cleome Gynandropsis, DC.; (Family: Capparidaceae)

Abstract

Medicinal plants also called medicinal herbs, is a plant that is used to attempt to maintain health. Phytochemicals generally originated from the plant source are nothing but the bioactive compounds also known as secondary metabolites. Phytochemicals are the chemicals that present naturally in plants. Now a days these phytochemical become more popular due to their countless medicinal uses. Phytoconstituents are the natural bioactive compounds found in plants. Plants naturally synthesize and accumulate some secondary metabolites like alkaloids, sterols, terpenoids and flavonoids. Phytochemicals are present in different parts of plants. Phytochemical play a vital role against number of diseases such as asthma, arthritis, cancer etc. Unlike pharmaceutical chemicals these phytochemicals do not have side effects. Essential oil is concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oil. The present study deals with Preliminary phytochemical screening and Extraction of volatile oil in Cleome gynandropsis, DC.;.