PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF ACORUS CALAMUS AND LANTANA CAMARA

Acorus calamus and Lantana camara is an important medicinal plants with several ethnomedicinal properties. In this study plants Acorus calamus and Lantana camara were screened for the presence of major phytochemical groups. The phytochemicals are the wide variety of compounds produced by plants manipulated wisely in the pharmacognostic drug development and treatment of the major ailments. Phytochemical screening of the plants extracts of Acorus calamus and Lantana camara showed the presence of glycosides, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, flavonoids and tannins, saponins, steroids and triterpenoids as major phytochemical groups. Acorus calamus tested positive for all the phytochemicals tested and Lantana camara tested negative for the presence of protein, amino acid and oil and fats.