PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS

The very important medicinal plant Asparagus racemosus is widely distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of India. The ancient and traditional systems of medicines i.e. Ayurveda and Unani etc. have reported it’s broadly usages treating many diseases and disorders in indigenous system of medicine i.e. antioxidants, aphrodisiac, anti-diarrheal agent, curing and treating the immune system modulator and menopause. It is very much useful threatened miscarriage, decreased libido, infertility, menopause and leucorrhea, balancing pH in the cervical area. The main purpose of this work is to study and identify the medicinally active substances present in the methanolic extract found from the root powder of the plant Asparagus racemosus. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract gave the glimpses of the presence of the carbohydrates, tannins, alkaloids, sterols and flavonoids