Madhuca indica J. F. Gmel. [Syn. Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A.Chev], commonly known as “Mahua” is an economically important plant and known for its medicinal and ethnobotanical uses as well as for its edible flowers having high nutritional values. However, due to lack of scientific knowledge on its food, nutritional properties and industrial applications, the species has not been exploited to the extent possible. Hence, the present study is aimed at screening of phytochemicals, estimation of reducing power and determination of the physicochemical properties of Mahua flowers with various solvent concentrations. The chloroform, acetone, methanol, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the flowers were investigated for its phytochemical activity. Mahua flower shows higher reducing power in aqueous extracts as compared to acetone, methanol and ethanol extracts.
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