Scientific Investigation of Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav. A Potent Medicinal Plant

Author: S.M. Dhivya, P. Vijayashalini, P. Abirami and S. Sharmila

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Abstract

The examination was carried out to establish the possible bioactive components of entire plant of Pavonia zeylanica by Qualitative investigation, UV –VIS, FT-IR and GC-MS analysis. FT-IR spectroscopy is a well-established and efficient method for characterizing and identifying functional groups in the ethanol extract of the entire Pavonia zeylanica plant. At Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), GC-MS analysis was conducted to determine the chemical composition of some of the powerful volatile constituents present in the extract. The ethanol extract showed the positive result to alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, quinone, coumarin, gum and mucilage, fixed oil & fat. The UV-VIS Spectrum profile showed the peaks at 245, 743 and 665 nm with the absorption of 0.106, 0.006, and 0.006 correspondingly. The FT-IR showed a broad peak at 3.398.57 cm-1 which indicated the presence of N-H stretch and may be attributed to amine and the peak around 1427.32 cm-1 are due to carbonate group, peak at 1265.3 cm-1 represents hydroxyl O-H bending. The FT-IR spectrum confirmed the occurrence of alkane, haloalkane, hydroxyl, nitrile, and amine in powder pellet. Fifteen chemical substances belonging to diverse categories were identified. The peak area percentage of N-Hexadecanoic acid (23.280%) was found to be maximum when compared to other compounds. The study comes to the conclusion that the species Pavonia zeylanica may provide bioactive substances such as amines, ketone, alcohols, esters, and alkenes, among others. The traditional use of this species is justified by this study

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GC-MS, Pavonia zeylanica, phytol, ketone and esters

Conclusion

To conduct additional pharmacological analysis, the research plant Pavonia zeylanica may be exposed to the isolation of some more novel therapeutically useful compounds. This research has made it feasible to manufacture drugs for human consumption using these plants to treat a variety of illnesses. The plants also contained compounds that protected against oxidative stress. To expand the range of drugs now utilised in the treatment and prevention of human illnesses, more research is needed to investigate other bioactivities

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S.M. Dhivya, P. Vijayashalini, P. Abirami and S. Sharmila (2024). Scientific Investigation of Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav. A Potent Medicinal Plant. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(11): 67-74