Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Dry Leaf Powder Extracts of Citrus Aurantium
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2014
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The plant citrus aurantium is native of South Eastern Asia; grow in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar
Pradesh. It is an evergreen tree with sharp thorns. C. aurantium is commonly known as bitter orange. Leaf, fruit and fruit
juice are used to make medicine. Bitter orange has many chemicals that protect the nervous system. The present study was
carried out to evaluate the phytochemicals present in the leaf powder of bitter orange. The phytochemical study showed the
presence of quinones, oil & fat, starch, carbohydrates and cellulose in all the four solvent extracts. Alkaloids and
flavonoids were present in three of the four solvent extracts.