Medicinal Plants and Qualitative Phytochemical Studies

Abstract

A scientific study was conducted to identify, select, and define plants that are often utilised for medical purposes
in and around Patna. Additionally, the potential medicinal efficacy of these plants was evaluated by conducting
a phytochemical analysis. Several different plants are used for the phytochemical bioactive ingredients that they
contain. These constituents are incorporated into traditional medicine because it is recognised that they have a
positive impact on human health and are reasonably inexpensive. It is the secondary metabolites in plants that
are responsible for their therapeutic properties. Studies of these plants using qualitative phytochemical methods
have uncovered the presence of a number of different phytochemicals. In this category are substances such as
saponins, terpenoids, steroids, anthocyanins, coumarins, fatty acids, tannins, leucoanthocyanins, emodins, and
others. This list is not exhaustive. These findings imply that phytochemicals are useful in the treatment of a wide
range of ailments and that they include powerful antioxidants. This could result in the isolation of novel
secondary compounds, which could then be utilised in the production of innovative pharmaceuticals. It is
essential to have a good understanding of the phytochemical components of plants in order to be able to produce
new and more complicated molecules. The researchers classified 50 therapeutic plants from most powerful to
least powerful using phytochemicals found in leaf extracts of secondary metabolites. They discovered that 11 of
the plants had extremely high potential, 18 had moderate potential, and 21 showed no promise at all.