• J.L.JEBISHA
• A.JEENA PEARL
• A. JENI

Medicinal plants are used by 80% of the world population as the only available medicines especially in developing countries. Medicinal plants from a large group of economically important plants that provide the basic raw materials for indigenous pharmaceuticals. It is estimated that there are 2,50,000 to 5,00,000 species of plant species are believed to exist on earth. India, owing to its vast green forests, rivers and hills, with its richness of biodiversity can be considered as the paradise of medicinal plants. Solanum trilobatum Linn (Family: Solanaceae) is one of the important medicinal plant, more commonly available in Southern India. Solanum trilobatum is an extensively used Indian traditional medicine to cure various human ailments. It was distributed throughout the southern parts of India. S. trilobatum is reported to cure numerous diseases viz., tuberculosis, respiratory problems and bronchial asthma. physico chemical analysis showed the presence of moisture content and percentage of total ash, acid and water insoluble ash, phytochemical screening showed the presence of phenols, terpenoids,tannins, reducing sugars, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, and xanthoproteins. The antibacterial and antifungal studies showed that the ethanol extract of solanum trilobatum has the maximum zone of inhibition than the chloroform extract. The antioxidant studies explain that the ethanol extract was effective against DPPH and antidiabetic activity is also proved. The basic radicals present are bismuth, zinc, barium, calcium, magnesium, and ammonium. The result of fluorescent analysis shows characteristic coloration of the leaf extract. UV and FT-IR spectral analysis gives the characteristic peaks which shows the presence of various functional groups.

Solanum trilobatum, bioactive compounds, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, anti oxidant activity, antidiabetic activity , phytochemical screening, UV, FT-IR spectra.

"SPECTRAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THOOTHUVALAI LEAF EXTRACT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.1227-1233, September 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009463.pdf

"SPECTRAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THOOTHUVALAI LEAF EXTRACT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp1227-1233, September 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009463.pdf