PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF Albizia lebbeck STEM BARK

  • Musa Aisha College of Agriculture, Kano State, Nigeria
  • Ahmed Kalid College of Agriculture, Kano State, Nigeria
  • Alagbe Olujimi John University of Abuja, Nigeria
Keywords: Albizia lebbeck; bioactive chemicals; nutrients; solvents; phytochemicals

Abstract

Preliminary screening of phytochemicals is a valuable step in the detection of the bioactive chemicals in plants which may lead to drug discovery and could also be used for the treatment of various ailments. The aim of this experiment was to examine a preliminary phytochemical screening of Albizia lebbeck stem bark. The solvent used for the analysis includes: methanol, petroleum ether and water. The result obtained revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, terpenoids, saponins, phenols, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids, carbohydrates and proteins in all the solvent used. This bioactive chemicals and nutrients have therapeutic value and have been reported to be cheap, safe, and effective with no side effects in the body of animals.

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Published
2020-12-08
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Musa Aisha, Ahmed Kalid and Alagbe Olujimi John 2020. PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF Albizia lebbeck STEM BARK. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 12 (Dec. 2020), 112-116. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i12.944.
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