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Plant Science Research, Vol. 36 2014, Pages : 91-94

S. Behera, D. P. Barik, S. K. Naik

Phytochemical analysis of in vivo and in vitro plants of Hedychium coronarium (J.) Koenig: a preliminary report

Hedychium coronarium (J.) Koenig is a medicinal and aromatic herb. That plant is widely used in different traditional system of medicines for the treatment of various diseases. In this study, a preliminary comparative phytochemical analysis was done between the leaf, rhizome and root extract of normal field grown (in vivo) plant and tissue culture regenerated (in vitro) plants. The results revealed the presence of saponins, flavonoids, tannins and phenolics as well as absence of steroids and terpenoids in various extracts of different plant parts of both in vivo and in vitro plants. These findings could provide the basis for the production of new drugs for treating various ailments.



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