The aim of present study was to find out phytochemicals present in various extract of aerial parts of A. parviflora and to determine the total phenolic and flavonoid content in ethanolic extract of aerial parts of A. parviflora. Total phenol and flavonoid content was determined by folin-ciocalteu assay and aluminum chloride colorimetric assay respectively. Ethanolic extract showed the presence of alkaloids, sterols/ triterpenoids, flavonoids, tannins and coumarins. The phenolic and flavonoid content of ethanolic extract using gallic acid (Y = 0.01143X – 0.02093 and r2 = 0.9994) and rutin (Y = 0.0471X – 0.0056 and r2 = 0.9984) as standards was found out to be 1.09 ± 0.007 mgGAE/g and 1.163 ± 0.0208 mgRE/g respectively. The study showed significant amount of gallic acid and rutin equivalents were present in extract which may be responsible for valuable pharmacological property of extract. As phenolics and flavonoids are responsible for antioxidant activity of plant, present data implies that A. parviflora is a perfect candidate for in-vitro antioxidant activity and isolation of phytochemicals.
