BIOCHEMICAL ESTIMATION OF PRIMARY METABOLITES OF PHYLA NODIFLORA L. GREENE

Phyla nodiflora is an evergreen perennial herb found near the water bodies. It belongs to family Verbenaceae. It is commonly known as frog fruit or turkey tangle. The present investigation is the estimation of primary metabolite content in various plant parts. The investigation revealed that maximum amount of soluble sugar was found in stem, maximum amount of starch found in stems, leaves showed the maximum amount of protein, fruits showed maximum amount of lipids, ascorbic acid was found in highest amount in leaves, fruits showed maximum amount of phenols.