Screening of Phytochemicals from Leaf Extracts of Argyreia nervosa

The Indian medicinal plants are well-known for their medicinal uses.These rich reserves of Indian medicinal plants provide a mammoth scope for the discovery of new drugs for treating the most incurable human health issues.Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer, an Indian medicinal plant has long been used to treat a wide range of ailments in ancient Ayurvedic Indian medicine.The leaves are used to treat infectious wounds.This study aimed to screen the phytochemicals present in leaf extracts of Argyreia nervosa.Preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, carotenoids, carbohydrates, tannins, and proteins.Flavonoid and saponin were found to be the most dominant phytochemicals present.High-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) study showed 5 bands of flavonoids, Rf two bands was found to be matching with of quercetin and rutin.Five bands of saponin were detected in HPTLC analysis, Rf of one band corresponded with the Saponin diosgenin.The healing property of the leaf of the Argyreia nervosa can be correlated with the presence of these secondary metabolites.However, the preliminary findings of the current study need more scientific validation.