Phytochemical and pharmacognostic study of Catharnthus roseus using deep eutectic solvents

Abstract

Medicinal plant derived compound have an important role in the development of many clinically useful agents. Catharanthus roseus is a significant medicinal plant of the Apocynaceae family. Catharanthus roseus plant is used for different disease treatment such as skin cancer, Hodgkin's disease, breast cancer, and lymphoblastic leukemia. The aim of this study is conferring the comparative abundances of different phytochemicals, physiochemical and fluorescence analysis from Catharanthus roseus. Some of the chemical constituent's tests have been performed for phytochemical analysis. Fluorescence analysis was done by using dried powder mixed with different chemicals and have been observed under UV light (365 nm) and ordinary light. Total ash, acid insoluble ash, and moisture have been selected for physiochemical analysis. The precipitate formation or colour change was used as analytical answers for phytochemical analysis. The result of fluorescence analysis observed under UV light (365nm) and ordinary light by observing colour changes in sample. The percentage of loss of weight on drying, total ash and acid insoluble ash were obtained by employing standard methods of analysis for the physiochemical test. Extraction of Catharanthus roseus plant using deep eutectic solvent gave positive results.