Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Phytochemicals of Loranthus bengwensis Leaf

Abstract

The present study investigates the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the major bioactive constituents of medicinally important plant, Loranthus bengwensis in its aqueous and ethanolic extract of leaf. Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, cardiac glycoside, terpenes and steroids were present in both aqueous and ethanolic extract of the leaf. Meanwhile, saponin was absent in ethanolic extract but present in aqueous extract of the leaf. The quantitative phytochemical screening the aqueous extract revealed that the plant leaf contains 0.20% saponins, 0.30% flavonoids, 0.10% alkaloids and 0.21% anthraquinones. The significance of Loranthus bengwensis in ethnomedicine may be attributed to the presence of the phytochemical constituents in the plant.