Determination of Bioactive Compounds of Boerhavia diffusa Linn. Leaf Using IR Irradiation (Research Article)

Author(s): S. Santhosh Kumar*, D. Badhmapriya and R. Keerthana

Abstract: Plants possess a lot of beneficial effects in traditional systems of medicine. Boerhavia diffusa Linn., a potential medicinal plant used in the system of Ayurvedha, belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae. The bioactive compounds, Alkane, CO2, Alkene, Sulfate, phenol, Alkyl aryl ether and Alkyl halide are found to be present in the leaves of B. diffusa through IR irradiation studies. The comparison of FTIR spectrum of raw plant leaf with aqueous extract and ethanol extract in the combined form shows that the effect of B. diffusa is same in any extract form since the bioactive components determined are identical in all the three studies. The possible medicinal values of the active groups detected are discussed in the context of pharmaceutical interest.

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