Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): Vol 2, Iss 2, Year 2015
Articles

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON TYLOPHORA SUBRAMANII HENRY (APOCYNACEAE) – AN ENDEMIC MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES OF SOUTHERN INDIA

Jayakumar M
Department of Botany, PMT College, Usilampatti, Tamil Nadu.
Karuppusamy S
Department of Botany, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai – 625 011, Tamil Nadu.
Published December 30, 2015
Keywords
  • Tylophora subramanii, endemic medicinal plant, ethnobotanical, alkaloids, flavonoids.
How to Cite
M, J., & S, K. (2015). PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON TYLOPHORA SUBRAMANII HENRY (APOCYNACEAE) – AN ENDEMIC MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES OF SOUTHERN INDIA. Kongunadu Research Journal, 2(2), 84-87. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj99

Abstract

Tylophora subramanii is used as traditional and folklore medicines for treating various diseases like fever, cold, cough, diarrhea, ulcer, external tumor, cut wounds and headache among the tribal belts of southern Western Ghats. In the present investigation carried out the ethnobotanical uses among the hill inhabitants of Western Ghats and preliminary screening of phytochemicals from various parts of the plant with different solvent extracts. The study revealed that various traditional uses of plant species for local ailments and the presence of various secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols,terpenoids, tannins, glycosides and these components may have supported the medicinal properties of the plant species.

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