Abstract :
Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) (Rubiaceae), commonly called as Gedhphal and madanaphala in Ayurveda.
Various ethno medicinal aspects are present in folk literature and new scientific documentation. It’s reported that,
Catunaregam spinosa used as abortifacient also in diarrhoea, anthelmintic, antipyretic and dysentery like problems.
Ehno botanical and phytochemical studies were taken out for searching its chemical active ingredient with various
referenced scientific methods. The plant material collected from Toranmal forest of Nandurbar Dist. After complete
processing and practicing for their proximate analysis, phytochemical test for different secondary metabolites
presence, UV–Vis Spectral analysis and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR) were taken with
different solvent system. As a result it’s found that difference in value of leaves, stem bark and root barks parts for
proximate analysis for both fresh and dry material has been recorded. It also found that in diffident solvent system
presence of secondary metabolites such as phenol, alkaloids etc has been recorded in different plant parts. Lastly
with the help of UV and FTIR spectral peak values and functional groups obtained for the leaf extract from Methanol,
Chloroform and Ethyl acetate has been recorded. The complete experimental result concludes that Ethnomedicinal
information form folk and ancient literature reveals the therapeutic efficiency of Catunaregum which need to farther
elaboration in future works to detect active ingredient for particular disease.
Keyword :
Catunaregum, Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany, Phytochmistery, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR), Secondary Metabolites.