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Preliminary Phytochemical Evaluation of the Leaves of Leucas zeylanica

Author(s): Radhika B, Srilekha T, Chaitanya S, Sandhya K and Saikrishna R

Leucas zeylanica Linn belongs to the family Lamiaceae it is well known medicinal plant, traditionally Used against Several diseased conditions. The leaves of Leucas zeylanica are dried and powdered. Extraction was performed by using two different solvents like acetone and ethanol by soxhalation method. In this present study, the preliminary phytochemical screening was performed for two extracts it indicate the presences of alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, flavonoids.