PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF LEAVES AND STEMS OF ACHYRANTHES ASPERA LINN.

Objectives: Plants and plant based medications are the basis of many of the modern pharmaceuticals we use today for various ailments. The main objective of this study was to appraise antioxidant activity of different sequential extracts of leaves and stems of Achyranthes aspera by phytochemical analysis. Methods: The plant material was dried in shade, crushed and subjected to prepare different sequential and non-sequential extracts using soxhlet apparatus. Results: Our findings revealed that both stems and leaves possess the phytochemicals like alkaloids, cardiac-glycosides, terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, proteins and reducing sugars in different amounts. Conclusion: The results exhibited the presence of different phytochemicals. All these phytochemicals have potential therapeutic or physiological actions on human system, for that the leaves and stems of A. aspera can stand as a potential source of some vital drugs.