COMPREHENSIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION OF FLAVONOIDS AND PHENOLICS IN LEAVES OF NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS LINN.

This research work describes the traditional and phytochemical properties of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn., a medicinal plant used for treatment of ailments of which it possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-urolithiatic effects.The research centers on identifying and measuring the flavonoid and phenolic contents of the leaves of the plant due to their recognized health impacts.In this study which employed soxhlet extraction with ethanol being the chief solvent, the extraction yields of phenolics and flavonoids were very high, in line with colorimetric assay results.Alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids were isolated through phytochemical screening further expanding the antioxidant capability and bio activity of the plant source.These results endorse the folk use of N. arbor-tristis and call for the more systematic study of the plant in the framework of a treatment on kidney-related disorders and oxidative stress.