| Centella asiatica, commonly known as ―Gotukola‖ is naturally used in the treatment of different diseases, for example epilepsy. The active principles of the leaves of plant were extracted into different solvents, Methanol, Water, n-Hexane, Chloroform, Ethyl acetate and n-Butanol. Powdered plant material was soaked in methanol for 2 days at room temperature and the solvent was filtered. This was repeated 3-4 times until the extract gave no coloration. The extract was distilled and concentrated under reduced pressure in the Rotovapour yielding a gum-like residue, which was then suspended in water and extracted with various organic solvents of increasing polarity. The extracts were freeze dried and were used for phytochemical screening techniques. This analysis reveals that the extracts of Centella asiatica has rich in Reducing sugars, Anthraquinones, Saponins, Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Tannins, Alkaloids, Resins, Aldehydes & Ketones and Phenols, which are popular phytochemical constituents.ddd |
