PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF GUM EXTRACTED FROM CURCUMA AMADA
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacognosy - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 8
Abstract
The aim of the present study is the phytochemical screening of gum of Curcuma amada (Mango ginger). Natural gums are economic, easily available and found useful as a tablet binder. The phytochemical properties of a gum obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma amada were characterized by various test including a test for steroids, tannins, flavonoids, amino acids, carbohydrates, and glycosides. All of the test except for carbohydrates were negative confirms the presence of gum.
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Nishant Thakur et al.
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