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Standardization of Eclipta alba (L)


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Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk commonly known as False Daisy, yerba de tago, and bhringraj, is a plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Root well developed, cylindrical, greyish. It is also named 'kehraj' in Assamese and karisalankanni in Tamil. The air-drie powder was extracted with different solvent systems such as petroleum-ether (40-600C), benzene, chloroform, ethanol and sterile water and preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts including TLC assays were done and the Rf values were determined. Physico-chemical characters, fluorescence characters and extractive values of the powder in different solvent systems were also determined. The pharmacognostical parameters studied, may be Used as a tool for the correct identification of the plant and also to test the Adulterants if any.

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Eclipta Alba, Chromatography, Flouresence Analysis, Phytochemical Screening.
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Authors

Muhammad Shabeer
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Bara, Pakistan
Gul Abad Khan
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Bara, Pakistan
Akhtar Ali
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Bara, Pakistan
Zakir Ullah
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Bara, Pakistan
Fazl-i-Sattar
Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Bara, Pakistan

Abstract


Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk commonly known as False Daisy, yerba de tago, and bhringraj, is a plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Root well developed, cylindrical, greyish. It is also named 'kehraj' in Assamese and karisalankanni in Tamil. The air-drie powder was extracted with different solvent systems such as petroleum-ether (40-600C), benzene, chloroform, ethanol and sterile water and preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts including TLC assays were done and the Rf values were determined. Physico-chemical characters, fluorescence characters and extractive values of the powder in different solvent systems were also determined. The pharmacognostical parameters studied, may be Used as a tool for the correct identification of the plant and also to test the Adulterants if any.

Keywords


Eclipta Alba, Chromatography, Flouresence Analysis, Phytochemical Screening.