PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF PHYMATOSORUS SCOLOPENDRIA (BURM. F.) PIC. SERM.

Abstract

Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.F.) Pic. Serm. belongs to the family Polypodiaceae which is a medicinal fern. The present study aims at screening the phytochemical compounds present in 5 different solvent extracts such as Aqueous, Ethanol, Methanol, Acetone and Petroleum ether. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts revealed the presence of Phenol, terpenoid, cardioglycoside, tannin, alkaloid and steroid. Out of six compounds, Phenol and tannin found to be dominant. Steroid, alkaloid and glycoside were found to be present in moderate amounts. The ethanolic extract of whole plant of Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.F.) Pic. Serm. was further analysed for UV and FTIR spectroscopic studies. The UV-VIS spectrum showed the peaks at 314.6, 416.2, 533.0, 657.0 & 996.9 nm with the absorption 1.845, 1.486, 0.120, 0.664 & 0.023 respectively. The FTIR profile peaks confirmed the presence of Amines, Alkanes, Alkynes, Alkenes, Ether and Alkyl halide.…