Phytochemical Screening of the seed of “Syzygium cumini”

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 .