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Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Ethanolic Stem Extract of the Ethnomedicinal Plant- Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers [Menispermaceae]

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  1. 1Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

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J Akila Shree

Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

akilashreejagadeesh@gmail.com

Received: 17-05-2022; Revised: 23-06-2022; Accepted: 05-07-2022.

Volume 11, Issue 2 · pp. 476-481 · 2022 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2022.11.65

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Tinospora crispa(L.) Miers belongs to the family Menispermaceae and is used as a traditional medicine in China, Malaysia, Philippines, etc. It is one of the most popular local medicinal plants. It is also called Makabühai, which means “to give life”. The GCMS analysis revealed the presence of 20 compounds in the stem extract ofTinospora crispa. Some of the compounds are 1,2,3-Propanetriol, diacetate (CAS) Diacetin, 3-Tetradecene, (Z)- (CAS), 4-Penten-1-ol, trimethylsilyl ether, Diethyl Phthalate 1,2-benzene dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester, 9-Eicosene, (E)- (CAS), Benzyl Benzoate, 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)- (CAS) Oleic acid, Phosphonic acid, dioctadecyl ester (CAS) Di(n-octadecyl) phosphite, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-(CAS) Linolenic acid, 3-furylmethanol, 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (CAS) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. This plant contains compounds such as alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, tannins, and flavonoids. These compounds have antipyretic, antiparasitic, antifungal, antidiabetic and antitumor properties.

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    Shree, J. A., & Krishnaveni, C. (2022). Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Ethanolic Stem Extract of the Ethnomedicinal Plant- Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers [Menispermaceae]. Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 11(2), 476-481. https://doi.org/10.5530/ajbls.2022.11.65

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