Qualitative Phytochemical Screening of Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Paraja Tribe of Koraput, India

The present study reports the qualitative phytochemical screening of selected ethnomedicinal plants used by Paraja tribe of Koraput which are known to exhibit medicinal properties reported earlier in our laboratory. The plants were subjected for phytochemical screening to determine the presence of secondary metabolites, which showed therapeutic effects as claimed by the tribal people. Qualitative analysis of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, stereoid, terpenoid, glycosides, anthraquinons and phenol tests were carried out for these selected plants by using different extraction (methanol, acetone and water extraction). The phenol, flavonoid, alkaloid, saponin, tannin, and steroids are major pharmaceutical parameters that are responsible for ethnomedicinal values were present in varying proportions. Based on the results, these plant species also contain significant amounts of phytoconstituents that can be exploited as a potential source for herbal remedy for various diseases. Further studies are necessary to find its different bioactivity which can give fruitful results in phytopharmaceuticals.