COMPARATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC AND WATER FLOWER EXTRACTS OF HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS LINN. (HIBISCUS RED)

Hibiscus rosasinensis Linn. is one of the important medicinal as well as ornamental plant.Hibiscus rosasinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called Bunga Raya in Malay (Verma, 2016; Pekamwaret al., 2013). The phytochemical screening of ethanolic and water extracts of this plant species are known to contain - Flavonoids, glycosides, terpenoids, phenolic compound, carbohydrates, proteins, tannins, gum and mucilage. Alkaloids, saponins, fixed oil and fats were totally absent. Anthoquinone and phytosterols present in ethanolic flower extract but absent in water extract. The presence of flavonoids, glycosides, phytosterols, terpenoids, phenolic compound and tannins are mainly contributed in medicinal utility of the plant