• Puja Bangar

Phytoconstituents are chemical compound which naturally occurs in plants. Some are responsible for color and other organoleptic properties. According to WHO (World Health Organization) more than 80 % world population is reliant on medicinal plants to maintain their health and to cure their abilities. The most important Phytoconstituents are alkaloids, terpenoids, phenols and phenolic glycosides, coumarins and their glycosides, flavones and flavonoid glycosides or heterosides, mucilages and gums, tannins, volatile oils, saponins, cardioactive glycosides, cyamogenic glycosides. Phytoconstituents play an important role in different categories like disease prevention, cancer prevention, and some of the Phytoconstituents play great role in prevention of COVID-19 such as curcuma longa(Turmeric), Zingiber officinale(Ginger), Cuminum Cyminum (Cumin), Allium Sativum ( Garlic) and Piper nigrum(Black pepper). This review article represents the Phytoconstituents and their types, applications, functions, methods of extraction. Role of Phytoconstituents in different categories such as disease prevention, cancer prevention and in prevention of COVID-19. Some examples of Phytoconstituents such as curcuma longa(Turmeric), Zingiber officinale(Ginger), Cuminum Cyminum (Cumin), Allium sativum ( Garlic) and Piper nigrum(Black pepper), Aloe barbadensis miller(Aloevera), Catharanthus roseus(Vinca).

Phytoconstituents, Extraction, Evaluation, Function, COVID-19, Cancer, Turmeric, Ginger, Black pepper, Cumin, Garlic, Applications etc.

"A Review on Phytoconstituents: Applications and its Role in Prevention of Disease, Cancer, and COVID-19", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b20-b38, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201104.pdf

"A Review on Phytoconstituents: Applications and its Role in Prevention of Disease, Cancer, and COVID-19", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppb20-b38, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201104.pdf