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Main Author: Vanshika Shukla, Avni Kumari, Nishant Parashar, Gulshan Chaudhary, Anjali Bhati, Akanksha Singh Tomar, Astha Singh, Ravi Kumar and Vinod Kumar Gupta
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Published: Zenodo 2026
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19046696
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author Vanshika Shukla, Avni Kumari, Nishant Parashar, Gulshan Chaudhary, Anjali Bhati, Akanksha Singh Tomar, Astha Singh, Ravi Kumar and Vinod Kumar Gupta
author_facet Vanshika Shukla, Avni Kumari, Nishant Parashar, Gulshan Chaudhary, Anjali Bhati, Akanksha Singh Tomar, Astha Singh, Ravi Kumar and Vinod Kumar Gupta
contents <p>Medicinal plants are important sources for isolation of pharmaceutical drugs.  The current available <br>drugs are in many ways either inefficient or unaffordable to ever increasing forms of microbial <br>infections. Screenings of medicinal plants used by the traditional medicinal healers are the main sources <br>for formulation of herbal drugs. Phytochemicals present in plants are economically important sources <br>of drugs, fragrances, pigments, food additives and pesticides Lawsonia inermishas maximum contents <br>of tannin. The present study was carried out to comparatively evaluate the phytochemical constituents <br>of Centella asiatica and Lawsonia inermis using methanolic and ethanolic extracts, respectively. <br>Qualitative phytochemical screening was performed using standard chemical tests to identify alkaloids, <br>flavonoids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, and terpenoids. <br>Alkaloids were detected using Dragendorff’s, Mayer’s, and Wagner’s tests, while flavonoids were <br>confirmed by Shinoda, zinc–hydrochloride reduction, and lead acetate tests. The study provides <br>scientific support for the traditional medicinal uses of these plants and suggests their potential for further <br>pharmacological investigation. </p>
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spellingShingle Comparative Evaluation of Phytochemical Constituents in Centella asiatica and Lawsonia inermis
Vanshika Shukla, Avni Kumari, Nishant Parashar, Gulshan Chaudhary, Anjali Bhati, Akanksha Singh Tomar, Astha Singh, Ravi Kumar and Vinod Kumar Gupta
<p>Medicinal plants are important sources for isolation of pharmaceutical drugs.  The current available <br>drugs are in many ways either inefficient or unaffordable to ever increasing forms of microbial <br>infections. Screenings of medicinal plants used by the traditional medicinal healers are the main sources <br>for formulation of herbal drugs. Phytochemicals present in plants are economically important sources <br>of drugs, fragrances, pigments, food additives and pesticides Lawsonia inermishas maximum contents <br>of tannin. The present study was carried out to comparatively evaluate the phytochemical constituents <br>of Centella asiatica and Lawsonia inermis using methanolic and ethanolic extracts, respectively. <br>Qualitative phytochemical screening was performed using standard chemical tests to identify alkaloids, <br>flavonoids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, and terpenoids. <br>Alkaloids were detected using Dragendorff’s, Mayer’s, and Wagner’s tests, while flavonoids were <br>confirmed by Shinoda, zinc–hydrochloride reduction, and lead acetate tests. The study provides <br>scientific support for the traditional medicinal uses of these plants and suggests their potential for further <br>pharmacological investigation. </p>
title Comparative Evaluation of Phytochemical Constituents in Centella asiatica and Lawsonia inermis
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19046696