Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
S Vennila, P Radha, M Tilak and K Kumaran

Abstract:
Plants are important source of secondary metabolites they contain many bioactive constituents with interesting biological activities. Anogeissus latifolia is an important multipurpose tree species belongs to Combretaceae family. Anogeissus latifolia is a high medicinal value tree species as it is used to cure various diseases like cardiac disorder, vomiting, cold, diarrhea, dysentery, snake and scorpion bite, fever, skin diseases, diabetes, anemia, piles, stomach ache, anemia and urinary discharge. The aim of the study was to determine the phytochemicals presence in the plant extract of Anogeissus latifolia and analyze the extract using GC-MS analysis. The GC-MS analysis shows different peaks with low and high molecular weight determining the presence of 40 phytochemical compounds. These 40 compounds are understood to have different therapeutic activities viz., Antioxidant, anticancer, nematicide, pesticide, antiandrogenic, plasticizer, local anesthetic and a drug allergen, etc., The findings of this study suggest the use of leaf extract of Anogeissus latifolia for treatments of various ailments, since it contain various compounds which have various medicinal properties.