PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF PARKIA BIGLOBOSA STEM BARK AND LEAVES AQUEOUS EXTRACT

Abstract

The aqueous extract of parkia biglobosa stem bark and leaves were subjected to phytochemical screening for possible use in ethnoveterinary research. The secondary metabolites (component) of the extract were determined at the toxicology unit of Biochemistry Division of National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom for saponin, carbohydrate, alkanoid, tannins, flavonoids, anthraguinone, cardiac glycoside and resins using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). The result of the phytochemical screening in stem bark revealed the presence of all the secondary metabolic tested for while the leave extract was absent in anthraguinones and cardiac glycoside which may be its reason for the use of both stem bark and leaves of parkia biglobosa in traditional medicine. It was therefore concluded that base on this discovery, the phytochemical components could be further taken for investigation in ethnoveterinary Research.