COMPARATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FOUR COMMON HERBS USED TRADITIONALLY IN THE TREATMENT OF ALIMENTS AT UKANA UWA IN ESSIEN UDIM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE
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https://doi.org/10.60787/apjcasr.Vol9No1.50Keywords:
Musa, components, Paradisiaca, leaf, dried, PhytochemicalsAbstract
The results obtained in four different herbsused in the treatment of various ailments were showed and the presence of phytochemicals in various plant leaves with their calculated concentrations in 100 mg/100. Using standard analytical procedure, it was revealed that in Lanneaacida leaf, saponnins was the highest with 27.25 +0.354, followed by 12.75 + 1.061, the content of tannins was 9.40 + 0.568, while cyanogenic glycoside content was 4.15 + 0.138 and the least was flavonoid with the lowest concentration of 0.09 + 0.412 respectively. Then in Setariamegaphylla concentration were as follow; the highest concentration in flavonoids with 19.55 + 0.283, saponins 5.82 + 0.262, alkaloids 4.65 + 0.283 and tannin 3.63 + 0.325 while cyanogenic glycoside was 2.72 + 0.163. That of Aloe vera leaf with the highest were alkaloid with 12.40 + 1.230, saponin 8.20 + 0.460, flavonoids 5.60 + 0.620 and tannin with 4.20 + 0.250 while cyanogenicglycoside was Nil.
The last plant that undergo the analysis also showed that flavonoids has the highest concentration with 26.75 + 0.354, followed by saponins 15.75 + 0.136, cyanogenic glycoside 5.32 + 0.253 while tannins was 3.077 + 0.186 while alkaloid content were 2.75 + 0.354 which was the lowest respectively. When comparing the results obtained in all the plants to the WHO standard or Daily allow dietary. There all fail within the recommendation and can be allow to be used for treatment because their toxicity to human’s body are below the required standard. As such there can be used and other comprehensive research should be carried out to know the microbial status.
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