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PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING OF HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT FOR CAMELLIA SINENSIS OF MANAGEMENT OF ULCER
Roshni Mehra, Kanika Dhote*, Vinod K. Dhote, Surendra Jain
Truba Institute of Pharmacy, Bhopal (M.P.)
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants posses an important source of pharmacological effects that acts as new anti-infections, antioxidant and anti-cancer agents. The most important bioactive constituents of plants are steroids, terpenoids, carotenoids, flavonoids aikaloids, tannins and glycosides which serve avaluable starting material for drug development. Tea (Camellia sinensis) is consumed worldwide and is second only to water in its popularity as a beverage. It has ascribed many health benefits viz reduction of cholesterol, protection against cardio-vascular diseases and cancer. By concerning all these studies, we have traced out the presence of phytochemical in camellia sinenis leave. The phytochemical analysis showed the presence alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids and tannins by changing the colour of medium when treated with respective reagents.
Keywords: Phytochemical, Camellia sinensis, Antiulcer ativity, Hydroalcoholic, terpenoids, carotenoids.
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