PJB-2019-654
Qualitative phytochemical screening of some medicinally important alpine plants from Mastuj valley, Hindu Kush range Pakistan
Farrukh Hussain, Syed Mukaram Shah, Khalid Aziz, Sapna Raisham and Shabir Ahmad
Abstract
Qualitative phytochemical screening of 24 medicinally important alpine plants from Mastuj Valley, Hindu Kush Range, Pakistan was carried out for the detection of alkaloids, saponins, tannins, and oil contents at three phenological stages: Pre-reproductive (young vegetative stage), Reproductive (flowering/fruiting stage) and Post-reproductive stages (fruit/seed maturation and dispersal stage). The selected plants were distributed among, 5 tree, 8 shrub, 7 herbaceous and 4 grassy species belonging to 16 families. Phytochemical screening indicated that 15 species contained all the 4 chemicals, 5 species had 3, 3 species had 2 and one species had only oil. Alkaloids and saponins were present in 21 species. Tannins and oils were detected in 20 species. Alkaloids were recorded in 12, 8 and 20 species in pre-reproductive, reproductive and post reproductive stages, respectively. Saponins were recorded in 21, 19 and 16 species respectively at pre-reproductive, reproductive and post reproductive stages. Pre-reproductive, reproductive and post reproductive stages respectively had tannins in 18, 15 and 16 species. Oils were recorded in 14, 15 and 18 species in the three successive phenological stages. This preliminary study suggests further quantitative analysis for the screened and other phytochemicals in different plants, their various parts to exactly pin-point the quantity of these useful chemicals under varied environmental conditions by using different solvents.
To Cite this article:
Hussain, F., S.M. Shah, K. Aziz, S. Raisham and S. Ahmad. 2023. Qualitative phytochemical screening of some medicinally important alpine plants from Mastuj valley, Hindu Kush range Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 55(2): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2023-2(4)
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