Volume :
2
Issue :
3
Abstract :
Argyreia nervosa (AN) is commonly known as elephant creeper found in Assam and Bihar locally named as Vriddhara. There are many pharmacological studies of Argyreia nervosa are reported there is least number of phytochemical reports are available on this plant. This article is the first detailed phytochemcial investigation on this species. Hydroalcoholic extract of AN were fractionated using column chromatography the compounds were isolated, identified and elucidated by physical and spectral methods. Indole alkaloids namely ergometrine and flavanoidal constituent such as isoquercetin were isolated from the hydroalcoholic extract of Argyreia nervosa. Due to the presence of biologically active phytorinciple such as ergometrine and isoquercetin this species may be used as a major source of pharmaceutical purpose.