Phytochemical Analysis and Thin Layer Chromatography Profiling of Crude Extracts from GuieraSenegalensis (Leaves)

Medicinal plants, which are also referred to as medicinal herbs, since plants produces bioactive chemical compounds (phytochemicals) and these are used for medicinal practices since prehistoric stone ages, this research however, is concerned with the extraction using Soxhlet extraction technique, phytochemical screening using various test methods, which reveals the presence anthraquinones (free anthraquinones and combined anthraquinones), alkaloids, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, saponnins, steroids/ terpenes, phenolic compounds and tannins were present and absence of glycosides were recorded, and also, thin layer chromatography profiling which gives probable foundation for further structural elucidation amongst others. This research shows the presence of potent secondary metabolites present in the leaves of guierasenegalensis(leaves).

Keywords: Medicinal herbs, Medicinal plants, Phytochemicals, Drug Development, Chromatography.