In-vitro phytochemical screening of the flower extracts of butea monospema (lam.) taub

Aqueous and acetone extracts of the plant Butea monospema flowers of the family Leguminosae - Papilioneae.were prepared by adding 25 g of fresh flowers to 100 ml of these solvents. The constituents were extracted by soxhlet extractor for 24 h. After incubation, the extracts were collected and stored at 4°C.In the present study, all the seven groups of the important phytocompounds, viz., cardiac glycosides, steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins and saponins, were screened from the plant Butea monospema flowers. Their presence was confirmed through in vitro phytochemical screening of aqueous and acetone extracts of flower. The analysis for the same was carried out by qualitative tests for which the standard protocol was followed. The presence or absence of the phyto-constituents depended upon the solvent used and physiological property of the flowers. From these results, it can be concluded that the B. monosperma flower extracts may be used as broad-spectrum bioactive agents after extensive investigation.