Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Dry Leaf Powder Extracts of Citrus Aurantium
dc.category | Journal Article | |
dc.contributor.author | Gayathri, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiruba, D | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-07T21:49:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-07T21:49:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.department | Life Science - Botany | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/988 | |
dc.lang | English | en_US |
dc.publisher.name | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND NATURE | en_US |
dc.publisher.type | International | en_US |
dc.title | Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Dry Leaf Powder Extracts of Citrus Aurantium | en_US |
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