PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF SOME ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS OF KANDHAMAL DISTRICT OF ODISHA, INDIA

Abstract

The aim of the present study to document the ethnomedicinal uses and investigate the phytochem. screening of 20 traditionally used medicinal plants belonging to 19 families of Kandhamal district of Odisha, India. Screening of the plants was performed using standard procedures and resulted in the detection of the presence of tannins, alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, protein, phenol, Saponin, coumarin, leucoanthocyanin, anthocyanin, and steroids. Alkaloids were present in all plants while tannin and phenol were present in 18 of 20 plants. The presence of these phytochems. can be correlated with the medicinal potential of these plants. Further, studies are essential to estimate their pharmacol. potentials, isolate, characterize and illuminate the structures of the bioactive compounds liable for their activities and other medicinal principles.