QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN MIMOSA HAMATA Original Article

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the major bioactive constituents of medicinally important plant Mimosa hamata in its ethanolic and methanolic extract of whole parts of plant. Methods: Studies were carried out in terms of methanolic and ethanolic extraction, total extractive values, qualitative and quantitative estimation of phytochemicals. Results: The percentage value of yield extraction in ethanolic extract was 34.74% and methanolic extract was 24.2%. The preliminary phytochemical analysis showed the presence of alkaloids, phytosterols, glycosides, tannins & phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponins, carbohydrates, protein and amino acids, fixed oils and fat test. The total phenolic content ranged from 280.5 to 287.5 mg/g of dry weight of extract, expressed as Gallic acid equivalents. The total flavonoid concentrations varied from 264.4 to 267.3 mg/g, expressed as Quercetin equivalents. Conclusions: It signifies that results revealed the presence of various bioactive constituents which could be exploited for their potential applications for medicinal purposes.