PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS EDIBLE PLANTS FROM THE TOWNS OF ISABELA, PHILIPPINES
Journal Title: ASIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Present investigation conducted phytochemical screening of indigenous edible plants collected from the local markets of the six towns of Southern Isabela Philippines namely: Echague, San Isidro, Jones, San Agustin, Santiago and Cordon. Standard procedures of chemical screening were performed on the selected indigenous food plants scientifically known as: Diplazium esculentum, Amaranthus viridis Linn, Artocarpus altilis, Phaseolus ilocanus Blanco, Amorphophallus campanulatus Blume, Syzygium lineatum (DC.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme, Schizophyllum commune, Colocasia esculenta Lin, Momordica chinensis, Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels, Sesbania grandiflora (Linn.) Pers.), Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Mill, Phaseolus vulgaris and Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Wide range of chemical classes was found in the fifteen plant extracts as revealed by the appearance of certain color or precipitate by the chemical tests applied in the phytochemical screening. Such extracts revealed dominantly the occurrence of saponins (10 plants); tannins and flavonoids (9 plants); phenolics and alkaloids (8 plants). Triterpenes (5 plants); glycosides and sterols (3 plants) were also detected. Anthraquinones, diterpenes and anthocyanins were found to be present in two plants for each metabolite. The current findings revealed the richness of the indigenous edible plants with different groups of active compounds that need to be studied for different applications to achieve nutritional security.
Authors and Affiliations
Oliva C. Ruma
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP203400
- DOI -
- Views 94
- Downloads 0
Graph Expansion of 0-Simple Semigroup
We use graph expansion to construct 0-simple Semigroup. Properties arising from this construction are highlighted. The graph expansion of 0-simple Semigroup presentation gives a pictorial view of the constructed 0-simple...
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL MAPPING OF NIGER STATE
The paper provides an evaluation and mapping of hydropower potentials in Niger State. The aim of the study was to evaluate and map the renewable energy potentials in Niger State with the objective of assessing th...
EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONING OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT CHANDRAWATI EDUCATION SOCIETY, JAIPUR: A CASE STUDY
The rapid growth of population led the technological and industrial advancement which has brought enormous problem of pollution and deterioration of all the segment of environment. The pollu...
BRAIN LATERALIZATION OF EMOTIONAL PROCESSING OF CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED ANXIOUS AND DEPRESSED MALE PATIENTS
Lateralization is the idea that the two halves of the brain -left and right hemispheres - execute different functions. This study employed small-N design involving 4 male patients (2 anxious) and (2 depressed w...
ASSESSMENT OF LIPID PEROXIDATION MARKERS AND ROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN ARSENITE-EXPOSED RATS
Arsenic exposure has been associated with diverse diseased states, including cancer and atherosclerosis. Changes linked with these states include heightened oxidative stress and immunological responses...