Authors :
Kabiru Haruna Ibrahim; Abdulyassar Ibrahim Zakari; Manniru Abdullahi Ali; Auwalu Umar Muhammad; Hafsat Ibrahim Hassan; Abdulrahim Ibrahim
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7160862
Abstract :
The Phytochemical Screening of Aqueous and
Ethanolic Extracts of Fruit and Leaf of the
Balaniteaegyptiacaplant was carried out using standard
method to investigate the presence of secondary
metabolites. The main objective of this study is to
determinethe phytochemicalsof the aqueous and
ethanolicextracts of B. aegyptiaca plant parts. The leaf
and fruit of the plant were screened using ethanol and
water as a solvents. The results revealed the presence of
some major compounds including, alkaloids,
anthraquinones, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic, reducing
sugar, resins, saponins and tannins. The results of the
phytochemical screening of B. aegyptiacaleaf and fruit
extracts using ethanol as a solvent showed that the extract
of the plant parts revealed the presence of
anthraquinonessaponins and tannins in both leaf and fruit
extracts respectively. The ethanolic extract of the plant
parts revealed the presence of alkaloids and phenolic in
the leaf. While, flavonoid, reducing sugar and resins were
detected only in the fruit extract. But glycosides were
found to be absents in both the leaf and fruit respectively.
Similarly, when water was used as a solvent the
phytochemical screening of B. aegyptiaca leaf and fruit
extracts revealed the presence of alkaloid,
anthraquinones, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic, reducing
sugar, saponins and tannins. The present study indicated
that the fruits was the only part among the tested plant
parts that contained resins compound. However, among
the phytochemical compounds screened, saponins were
found to be in excess in both ethanolic and water extract.
But, none of the chosen solvent (water and ethanol) was
able to extract resins out from the leaf. This indicated that
the resins are not presence in the leaf of B. aegyptiaca, or
may be the used solvents cannot extract it.
Keywords :
Balaniteaegyptiaca, Phytochemicals, Ethanolic Extracts, Aqueous Extracts.
The Phytochemical Screening of Aqueous and
Ethanolic Extracts of Fruit and Leaf of the
Balaniteaegyptiacaplant was carried out using standard
method to investigate the presence of secondary
metabolites. The main objective of this study is to
determinethe phytochemicalsof the aqueous and
ethanolicextracts of B. aegyptiaca plant parts. The leaf
and fruit of the plant were screened using ethanol and
water as a solvents. The results revealed the presence of
some major compounds including, alkaloids,
anthraquinones, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic, reducing
sugar, resins, saponins and tannins. The results of the
phytochemical screening of B. aegyptiacaleaf and fruit
extracts using ethanol as a solvent showed that the extract
of the plant parts revealed the presence of
anthraquinonessaponins and tannins in both leaf and fruit
extracts respectively. The ethanolic extract of the plant
parts revealed the presence of alkaloids and phenolic in
the leaf. While, flavonoid, reducing sugar and resins were
detected only in the fruit extract. But glycosides were
found to be absents in both the leaf and fruit respectively.
Similarly, when water was used as a solvent the
phytochemical screening of B. aegyptiaca leaf and fruit
extracts revealed the presence of alkaloid,
anthraquinones, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic, reducing
sugar, saponins and tannins. The present study indicated
that the fruits was the only part among the tested plant
parts that contained resins compound. However, among
the phytochemical compounds screened, saponins were
found to be in excess in both ethanolic and water extract.
But, none of the chosen solvent (water and ethanol) was
able to extract resins out from the leaf. This indicated that
the resins are not presence in the leaf of B. aegyptiaca, or
may be the used solvents cannot extract it.
Keywords :
Balaniteaegyptiaca, Phytochemicals, Ethanolic Extracts, Aqueous Extracts.
