The genus Ferula
possess strong aromatic smell due to the presence of essential
oil or oleoresin and is well-known in folk medicine for the treatment of
various disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of
phytochemicals in various solvent extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots of
Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke.
This study
investigates the effects of ethanol, methanol, chloroform, petroleum ether and
aqueous extracts of leaves, fruits and shoots. Phytochemical screening revealed
the presence of various phytochemical constituents in the extracts of leaves,
fruits and shoots.
Phytochemical
analysis of extracts of leaves confirmed the presence of flavonoids, alkaloids,
terpenoids, saponins, phenolic compounds, proteins, anthraquinone glycosides,
phytosterols, tannins, steroids, coumarins, quinones, carbohydrates, resins,
triterpenoids and xanthoproteins, while it gave the negative results for
cardiac glycosides, amino acids, phlobotannins and oxalates.
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