Phytochemical investigation of extract of Amorphophallus campanulatus tubers
Keywords:
Phytochemical Screening, Amorphophallus campanulatus, tuberAbstract
Pharmacognostic evaluation of Amorphophallus campanulatus tubers for alkaloids, saponins, coumarins, tannin, steroids, flavones, quinones, proteins phenols, carbohydrates. It was concluded that the extract of tuber contain important constitutents for pharmacological acitivity
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