Phytochemical Study and Spectroscopic Analysis of Gardenia latifolia

Gardenia latifolia, commonly referred to as Indian boxwood or Ceylon boxwood, is a traditional medicinal plant historically used in India to treat various human diseases. From the past few decades it has been traditionally recognized as an effective agent in such as snake bites, skin issues, stomach pains, inflammatory discomfort, dental caries, bleeding in humans, and ephemeral fevers in livestock. The phytochemical investigation of the stem bark extract Gardenia latifolia of led to the isolation of bioactive flavonoid, Saponins, Terpenoids and Phenols. Their structures were elucidated from obtained spectral data as FTIR spectra, UV-Visible Spectra and Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry chromatogram. In FTIR Spectra shows the absorption band at 3285 cm−1 pertinent to OH stretching showed the presence of hydroxyl groups the presence of phenolic compounds in methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of G. latifolia. UV-VIS spectroscopic confirms the presence of tannins and flavonoids in the methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of G. latifolia. The methanol extract of G. latifolia showing promising result, we have chosen this for further study. The findings proposed that the methanol extract of G. latifolia, with bioactive compounds, is a promising source of lead compounds for future drug development.