Research Paper
Rumana Hoque
Abstract
Surge of severity and frequency of diseases made the search for bioactive compounds necessitated for medicinal plants to discover its resistance to maximum drugs as a therapeutic plant. In endemic countries where medicinal plants are often used to treat diseases. Phytochemical screening of Scoparia dulcis and Eclipta alba has revealed the presence of alkaloids, anthocyanin, balsams, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, fats and fixed Oil, flavonoids, steroids, phenol, phlobatanins, protein, resins, saponins, tannin, terpenoids and triterpene where anthocyanin was present in Scoparia dulcis but not in Eclipta alba. Thin layer chromatography technique was used to monitor the progress of a reaction, identify compounds present in each mixture.