GC-MS and FTIR analysis of methanolic leaf extract of Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

Abstract

With its various edible berries, and also great value in the indigenous medicine system, the family fabaceae has an economic significance. Many of the wild edible plant have both therapeutic and dietary function. Wild edible plant plays a significant role in human life, supplying nutrients, fibres, vitamins, essential fatty acids and improving dietary taste and colour. R. minima (L.) DC. Commonly referred to as Turvel is an annual twinning or trailing spread throughout India, Sri Lanka, and the United States [2]. The seeds are weaker and poisonous and the extract of seeds shows strong agglutinating activity on human RBC [3]. The medicine leaves of this plant are used as abortifacient in the folk tradition method. Decoction prepared from leaves is used as an abortifacient by triabals in the North Maharastra region [4]. The Sikkim tribals use plant leaves in the treatment of wounds, helmintic infection and abortion [5]. In the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, the aborigines use the leaves to treat asthama and piles [6]. Plant phytochemical experiments revealed the existence of ergoster, stigmasterol, lupeol, and steroidal glycoside [7]. The Leaves of R. Minima have significant anthelmintic activity [4]. R. Minima leafs essential therapeutic qualities such as contamination with helminths, cuts, asthma, piles and abortive substances [8]. In the case of gold nanoparticles R. minima mediated synthesis, the alkyne group, acyl halide, secondary amine in alkaloids and alkyl halides such as iodine and bromine compounds may be involved in the reduction of gold chloride into gold nanoparticles, these compounds may also serve as reducing and capping agents [9]. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the R.minima aqueous leaf extract indicated the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids and glycosides [4]. Medicinal plants have historically been an integral part of human life since ancient days. Because of their therapeutic selectivity, minute of side effects, inexpensive source and function as lead molecules for the development of new drugs, natural compounds are currently GC-MS and FTIR analysis of methanolic leaf extract of Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.