Study of Phytochemical constituents of Amaranthus caudatus L., Beta vulgaris L. and Brassica oleracea plants used by ethnic people of Ranchi district of Jharkhnad.

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Medicinal plants have been the major source of drugs in Indian system of medicine and other ancient systems in the world. In this research some of the ethnomedicinal plants used to cure anaemia by ethnic people of Ranchi district of Jharkhand have been selected and phytochemical screening of Beta vulgaris L., Amaranthus caudatus L. and Brassica oleracea was performed in four different solvents i.e. Chloroform, ethanol, methanol and distilled water. The tests showed the presence of bioactive compounds such as saponin, flavonoids, tannins, protein , phenolic compounds in most of the samples that make the plant potential source of phytochemicals and hence are used as herbal medicine by local people .More studies are needed for exploring uses of these potential herbs for drug formulation and other curative purposes.

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