Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Study on Morphological variations and identification of bioactive compounds in Jagma (Aglaia elaeagnoidea A. Juss). Benthem.) -Red Listed Plant Species in Western Ghats

Rajesh B. , Jenifer Sharal, Aishwarya, B. , Subrahamanya P.

Abstract :

Ethnobotonical information is leading to the discovery of novel phytopharmaceutical and other phytoproducts. Natural products, either as pure compounds or as standardised plant extract, provide an unlimited opportunities for new drugs because of the unmatched availabilities of chemical diversity. The plant Jagma is a red listed species which is found on middle part of Western Ghats. The plant Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth. belongs to family Meliaceae, which grows in dry ever green forest as shrub and sometimes found as under storey trees in wet evergreen forests. The plant populations were also showed slight variations morphologically in plant height, leaves size and shape. Phytochemical analysis conducted on the plant (Jagma) extracts revealed the presence of bio active compounds such as phenols, tannins, flavonoids, resins, saponins and triterpinoids, which are known to exhibit antimicrobial as well as physiological activities. This preliminary study can be utilized for further to check the antimicrobial properties of the Jagma and its bio active components identified.