Phytochemical Analysis, Qualitative Analysis Secondary Metabolites  of Cymbopogan citratus (Lemon Grass)

Annu Bhardwaj

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Annu Bhardwaj Assistant Professor, Department of Botany Sophia Girl’s College, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Secondary metabolites, Phytochemical, Bioactive, Medicinal value, Screening

Abstract

Medicinal plants play very important role in human life from ancient time. A phytochemical study of medicinal plants helps in identifying primary and secondary metabolites present in plants. Aim of my study helps to analyse phytochemical nature of lemon grass (Cymbopogan citratus).Screening of phytochemicals is one of the perfect way in the detection of bioactive components present in any medicinal plant. It is one of the main discovery in medical sciences Screening of the plants were performed using qualitative methods and helps in the detection secondary metabolites such as tannins, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, steroids, cardiac glycosides and alkaloids.. The presence of these phytochemicals and secondary metabolites in plants increase their medicinal value.

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