Abstract:
Phytochemical screening of Syzygium cumini is an important medicinal plant .The seeds of
Syzygium cumini are claimed to contain alkaloid, jambosinc, glycoside, which halts the
diastolic conversation of starch into sugar. phytochemical are found from various parts of
plants such as leaves, flower, seeds, barks, roots and pulps. Phytochemical also gives plants
color, flavor and aroma but after eat them they work, with other phytochemicals and
nutrients to fend off cancer, heat, diseases, diabetes, age related disease etc. This plants seed
crude extract is the natural source of antioxidants . The Syzigium cumini seed was dried by
air and made it’s crude. The secondary metabolites of Phytochemical Screening was
performed with Water, Methanol, Ethanol, Chloroform, N- butanol .
The extract isolated at 20º showed maximum Inhibition 50% .Water Extract of Syzygium
cumini showed the presence of flavonoids , carbohydrates ,tannins, phenol , sterols was not
present . Methanol extract of Syzygium cumini showed the presence of alkaloids ,
carbohydrates , Glycosides , phenols , saponins, steroids. Ethanol Extract contains
flavonoids , tannins , phenols. Chloroform extract showed then presence of flavonoids,
carbohydrates, tannins, phenols , sterols . N-butanol extract contains flavonoids,
carbohydrates , tannins , phenols , sterols was not present . This Phytochemical screening
showed the presence of various medicinal Phytochemicals from Syzygium cumini extract . It
may have application in traditional system of medicine to cure various ailments .
