Research Journal of Medicinal Plants1819-34552151-7924Science International10.3923/rjmp.2013.113.118Curcuma
caesia Roxb. and Curcuma longa]]>BeharNeha TiwariK.L. JadhavS.K. 2201372The traditional system of medicine involves the use of different plant extracts
or the bioactive constituents for treating various ailments. It is important
to establish and compare the phytochemical profiles of lesser known medicinal
plant (C. caesia) with the well-known species of the genus (C. longa)
for phytochemical similarities or dissimilarity for further drug formulations
in this unexplored plant. Thus, this study was conducted which involved soxhlet
extraction from leaves and rhizome of both the plant using methanol and chloroform
solvents, phytochemical testing for identification of secondary metabolites
and thin layer chromatography profiling for presence of curcuminoids. In Curcuma
longa, the methanolic extract of rhizome yielded 39.8% while in Curcuma
caesia, yield was 6.4%. In Curcuma caesia alkaloids and tannins were
found in addition to other metabolites while they were absent in Curcuma
longa. In TLC profiling, the rhizome of both the Curcuma species
showed presence of curcuminoids while in leaves only methanolic extract in C.
longa showed distinctable bands for curcuminoids and in C. caesia, leaves
showed only presence of curcumin while dis-methoxycurcumin and bis-demethoxycurcumin
was found absent. Presence of medicinally important bioactive compounds in Curcuma
caesia depicts that it has great potential for becoming a future drug.]]>Rohman, A.,2012195966Cserhati, T., E. Forgacs, Z. Deyl and I. Miksik,200519183190Duraipandiyan, V., M. Ayyanar and S. Ignacimuthu,20062006Joy, P.P., J. Thomas, S. Mathewand and B.P. Skaria,1998pp: 236-238pp: 236-238Paliwal, P., S.S. Pancholi and R.K. Patel,2011Curcuma caesia.]]>25661Revathy, S., S. Elumalai, M. Benny and B. Antony,2011Curcuma longa L.) by column chromatography.]]>22125Sarangthem, K. and M.J. Haokip,2010Curcuma caesia Roxb. grown in Manipur.]]>5113115Sasikumar, B.,2005Curcuma: Diversity, characterization and utilization.]]>3230251Verpoorte, R., R. van der Heijden and J. Memelink,20009323343