Phytochemical Screening of Two Tropical Moss Plants: <i>Thidium gratum</i>P. Beauv and <i>Barbula indica</i>Brid Grown in Southwestern Ecological Zone of Nigeria
Phytochemical Screening of Two Tropical Moss Plants: <i>Thidium gratum</i>P. Beauv and <i>Barbula indica</i>Brid Grown in Southwestern Ecological Zone of Nigeria作者机构：Department of Chemistry Education Science Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti Nigeria Department of Plant Science Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti Nigeria
出 版 物：《American Journal of Analytical Chemistry》 (美国分析化学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2012年第3卷第12期
页 面：836-839页
学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学]
主 题：Phytochemical Constituents Extracts Moss Plants Ethnomedicine Ailments
摘 要：Chemical tests were carried out on the aqueous extracts of the air-dried powders of two tropical moss plants, Thidium gratum and Barbula indica using standard procedures, to identify the phytochemical constituents. The extracts were screened for the presence and quantities of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins and steroids with a view to assess their therapeutic values in ethnomedicine. The results of the phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins and steroids in varying quantities in the two moss plants but there was absence of phenol in Barbula indica. These results suggest that the two moss plants can be veritable and potential source of useful drugs in treatment of ailments.
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