Abstract :
Murraya koenigii is a medium size, ever green plant which has been utilized as a source of food, medicine, and
other agricultural purposes in different communities. Thus, the preliminary phytochemical analysis and TLC
separation was done using methanol, n-hexane, and ethyl acetate(1:3:1), as solvent system while iodine vapour as
spotting agent. The phytochemical screening of diethyl ether extracts of bark revealed the presence of
carbohydrates , anthraquinones glycosides ,saponins ,flavanoids, and alkaloids, while chloroform extracts of bark
revealed carbohydrates, tannins, saponins, and alkaloids, while acetone extracts of bark revealed the presence of
carbohydrates, anthraquinones glycosides, flavanoids and alkaloids,while ethanol extracts of bark revealed the
presence of carbohydrates, tannins, anthraquinones glycosides,s aponins, flavanoids and alkaloids.TLC separation
showed (3) spots each of Diethyl Ether, Chloroform, Acetone, Ethanol from bark extracts. From our findings, it can
be concluded that Murraya Koenigii contains some significant phytochemicals that can exhibit desired therapeutic
activities such as Antioxidant, Anti-Microbial, Anti-Fungal, Anti-Diabetic, Anti-Ulcer and Cosmetic use. However,
there is a need to conduct further Pharmaceutical Analysis on test extracts in order to establish these biomedical
applications.
Keyword :
Thin Layer Chromatography, Murraya koenigii Bark, Phytochemical screening.