Qualitative Screening of Phytochemicals of Taraxacum officinale F.G. Wigg and Urtica ardens Link

Author: Deeksha Bharti, J.L. Singh, Niddhi Arora, S.K. Rastogi, A.H. Ahmad and Munish Batra

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Abstract

Medicinal plants contain plethora of phytochemicals which constitutes various pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anthelmentic, anti-diabetic, immunomodulatory etc. The biological activities of medicinal plants can be used efficienty for their pharmacological action. Herbal medicine is one of the primeval forms of medicine which is prepared exclusively from herbal plants. This, study investigates the qualitative analysis of varied phytochemicals in 50 percent hydromethanolic leaves extract of Taraxacum officinale F.G. Wigg and Urtica ardens Link. Various chemical tests were performed for qualitative screening of phytochemicals in both plant extracts. The results revealed the presence of an array of phytochemicals in both plant extracts. The phytochemicals present were Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Carbohydrates, Terpenoids, Tannins, and Phenols. These all the phytocompounds have biological activities which can be utilized against various ailments. Alternative medicine based on phytomedicine can be used futuristically against resistance for synthetic pharmacological agents. Taraxacum officinale F.G Wigg and Urtica ardens Link can be utilized for manufacturing of novel therapeutic compounds. Many studies had been conducted on other species of Urticacea family such as Urtica dioica while properties of Urtica ardens has still been unexplored and not much literature is present on Urtica ardens pharmacological activities. Therefore, this study can give an outline about the phytoconstituents present in Urtica ardens as well as in Taraxacum officinale, and these phytoconstituents can be explored further for pharmacological actions.

Keywords

Phytochemicals, Taraxacum officinale F.G. Wigg, Urtica ardens Link, Alternative medicine

Conclusion

Plants are a unique source of bioactive compounds with biological activities and medicinal properties. The choice of solvents plays an important role in the extraction of bioactive chemicals. This study concluded that various phytochemicals such as alkalois, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenols, tannins are present in both the plants, which constitutes various pharmacological activities. Medicinal plant based alternative medicine has pronounced therapeutic effects against various ailments and has a potent potential to reverse the resistance towards synthetic drugs. The use of medicinal plants in empirical research and the development of new drugs is noteworthy. Therefore, Taraxacum officinale F.G. Wigg and Urtica ardens Link can be used as a futuristic alternative therapy against an array of ailments and can be used for development of novel drugs.

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Deeksha Bharti, J.L. Singh, Niddhi Arora, S.K. Rastogi, A.H. Ahmad and Munish Batra (2023). Qualitative Screening of Phytochemicals of Taraxacum officinale F.G. Wigg and Urtica ardens Link. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(8a): 76-81.