Phytochemical analysis of the aerial parts of some selected medicinal plants growing in natural habitats

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura - 35516, Egypt

2 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

10.21608/mjb.2021.460011

Abstract

Demand for traditional components derived from natural resources has increased worldwide as a result of people' collective interest in traditional sources. The present study provides an investigation of some secondary compounds of the Arial partsof some selected medicinal plants (Carduus pycnocephalus, Echium angustifolium, Anthemis cotula, Emex spinosa and Zygophyllum coccineum) growing in natural habitats in Egypt.The presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins, tannins, steroids, and flactuation of glycosides, anthraquinones, and terpenes were found in different portions of five plants, according to the findings of the analyses. On the other hand, quantitative analysis of selected plant species reveled that the highest total content of alkaloids was found in plant leaves samples (5.76 mg/g, 3.84 mg/g, 3.53 mg/g, 3.50 mg/g, and 2.45 mg/g) as following (Carduus pycnocephalus > Anthemis cotula > Echium angustifolium > Emex spinosa > Zygophyllum coccineum). Regarding to the plant parts following the order leaf  > flower > root > stem

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Mansoura Journal of Biology
Volume 53, Issue 4
December 2021
Pages 62-68

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