Isolation and Identification of Quercetin and Rutin from Leaves of

Tridax procunbens (Linn) is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Number of chemical compounds of plant have been isolated and identified, these belongs to some major classes of substances namely alkaloids, flavonoids and essential oils. Quercetin and Rutin, the major flavonoids from the leaves of Tridax procumpens have been isolated and identified with the help of HPLC fingerprint analysis technique