European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF GARDENIA FLORIDA

Priyanka Kundu*, Satya Prakash Maurya, Somendra Kumar Maurya, Amrita Asthana, Anita Maurya and Pooja Maurya

ABSTRACT

Plant Gardenia florida Family Rubiaceae is extensively used in clinical symptomes but it has various pharmacological activities have been investigated. It is a very familiar plant almost available in the perfect world. In the traditional system of medicine, many plants were used in the treatment of convulsive disorders. Classically, the root of the plant Gardenia florida is used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for the treatment of convulsions. The root of Gardenia florida was collected, authenticated, dried in shade and powdered. The 95% alcoholic extract of the powered root was prepared by microwave assisted extraction and hot percolation method (yield 3.96%w/w). Solvent of the alcoholic extract was evaporated in a vacuum rotary evaporator and then it was kept in the desiccators at reduced pressure for complete drying. n-Hexane and chloroform fractions were prepared by solvent-solvent extraction method.

Keywords: Gardenia florida.