Document Type : Original Article
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Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura - 35516, Egypt
Abstract
As a consequence of people's collective interest in traditional sources, demand for traditional components generated from natural resources has expanded globally. The current study aims at several secondary chemicals found in the aerial parts of various medicinal plants living in natural environments in Egypt (Farsetia aegyptia, Fagonia mollis, Lactuca serriola and Symphotrichum squamatum). Steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, phenols, and variation of glycosides, anthraquinones, and terpenes were discovered in various parts of four plants, according to the findings of the analysis. On the other hand, he highest total amount of phenols, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, and tannins was establish in F. aegyptia > L. serriola > F. mollis > S. squamatum was found (21.3, 10.26, 14.19, 21.33, and 33.21 mg/g); (20.45, 8.03, 5.10, 17.46, 29.59 mg/g); (19.10, 6.19, 4.61, 15.62, and 22.86 mg/g) and (14.87, 6.19, 4.61, 15.62, 22.86 mg/g), respectively. The findings of this study aid in the screening of herbal plants for future phytochemical and pharmacological research, resulting in the discovery of natural drugs and their development with global interest for the treatment of diverse maladies.
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