PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON LEAVES OF BUCHANANIA LANZAN (CHIRONJI)

The leaves of Buchanania Lanzan (Anacardiaceae) are reported to have great medicinal value. Phytochemical screening including qualitative chemical examinations and quantitative analysis was carried out using HPTLC techniques. Identification, separation and quantification of chemical constituents was carried out on the leaves of buchanaia lanzan, an evergreen member of the family anacardiaceae, using, chemical testing, TLC and HPTLC techniques. Two major class of secondary metabolites were detected Glycosides, Phenolic compounds. These findings are useful in establishing a relationship between chemical composition of the leaf extract and previously reported activities of B. lanzan and also may assign a new potential role of B. lanzan extract in human health care.