GC-MS ANALYSIS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SCOPARIA DULCIS L. LEAVES

Abstract

Scoparia dulcis L. is a plant with various medicinal roles. The present study deals to analyse the phytochemical components in the aqueous extract of S.dulcis leaves through GC-MS. This plant is reported to have medicinal activities such as anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-oxidants etc. The aqueous extract of the leaves was subjected to column chromatography and eluted with chloroform and methanol. The eluted fractions were tested with thin layer chromatography. The GC-MS analysis of fractions indicated the presence of some important compounds like 3-Buten-2-one-4 (2,5,6,6, tetramethyl 2-cyclohexane 1-yl), Tetra cyclo pentadeca-5,12 dien-3 one, Coumarine,3 acetylamino-6-phenyl, 4,5,7,Trihydroxyl isoflavone, n-Hexadecanoic acid, Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester α-Ketosteric acid, Myricetin, D-astycarpidan-1-methanol, acetate(ester), 1,2,Benzenedicarboxylic acid mono (2-ethylhexyl)ester and lycophene which have known medicinal values similar to the medicinal roles as found in the plant. The result of this study offered a platform of using aqueous extract of S.dulcis leaves as herbal alternative for various diseases.