• Kamalakar K. Wavhal
• Ravi E. Khadse

India has long been renowned for its abundant biological diversity. Five medicinal plants, including Ipomea aquatica, Ricinus communis, Tinospora cordifolia, Xanthium strumarium, and Bryophyllum pinnatum, were chosen for this investigation. The current study's objectives were to ascertain the total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the chosen medicinal plants as well as to look into the existence of phytochemicals. The organic solvent extraction process was carried out using Soxhlet apparatus. Water, methanol, ethanol, and acetone were the solvents used. The Folin-Ciocalteus reagent method was used to evaluate the total phenolic content of the plant aqueous extracts, while the aluminium chloride method was used to determine the total flavonoid content of the extracts. Every plant analyzed contained Saponins, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrates, alkaloids, terpenoids and steroids. Our research demonstrated the presence of medicinally significant bioactive chemicals in the crude aqueous and organic solvent extracts of the plants under test, supporting their usage in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of various illnesses.

Flavonoids, tannins, phenols, saponins, steroids.

"PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.o421-o428, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405F46.pdf

"PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppo421-o428, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405F46.pdf