Saponin, total tannin, and anthraquinone contents in Alhagi maurorum from the Rajasthan desert
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v14i2.4219Keywords:
Anthraquinone, Rajasthan desert, Saponin, Secondary metabolites, Total tanninsAbstract
The present paper deals with the secondary metabolite contents such as saponin, total tannin and anthraquinone during three different developmental stages such as vegetative, flowering and fruiting in Alhagi maurorum from the Rajasthan desert. The study of this plant is needed due to its higher medicinal values. The aim of the study is the quantitative estimation of selected secondary metabolites. The quantitative amounts of saponin, total tannin and anthraquinone contents were evaluated by HPLC, titrimetric and GC/MS/MS methods, respectively. The maximum amounts of total tannins and saponin were observed during the flowering stage, while anthraquinone was in the vegetative stage. The most suitable stage for obtaining the maximum amount of the total tannins and saponin is flowering, but vegetative for anthraquinone.