Investigation of phytoconstituents along with total phenolic and flavonoids in methanolic and aqueous extract of bark of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce

Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce is an important medicinal plant of Thar Desert of Rajasthan. The present study deals with the phytochemical analysis of constituents of methanolic and aqueous extract of the bark and quantitative analysis of total phenol by Folin- Ciocalteu reagent method and flavonoids determination by using Aluminum chloride colorimetric method. Alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, saponins, terpenoid, resins, flavonoids, tannins, protein, and amino acid were present in phytochemical analysis. Total phenolic content in methanolic and aqueous extract of the bark of Prosopis cineraria was found to be 370 mg/g, 280 mg/g and total flavonoid content was found to be 145.6 mg/g, 122.8 mg/g respectively.