PHYSICOCHEMICAL & GC-MS ANALYSIS OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT FROM WHOLE PLANT OF SOLANUM TRILOBATUM LINN

Objective: To qualitative and analysed the chemical composition in ethanolic extract from the whole plant of Solanum trilobatum Linn by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Methods: The shade dried whole plant powder was extracted with ethanol by using soxhlet extractor and crude ethanolic extract was obtained. Results: The extractive values were recorded in pet. ether, ethyl acetate, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous. Physicochemical parameters such as total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, sulphated ash, foreign organic matter, loss on drying, crude fiber content and moisture content. GC-MS analysis of ethanolic extract of whole plant showed several active components. Among the identified compounds of ethanolic extract have 12 phytochemical compounds. Conclusion: The studies performed on whole plant of this constituents are medicinally important and many have reported biological activities. Thus GC-MS analysis revealed the existence of various types of constituents in Solanum trilobatum for ethanolicextract which confirm the application of this plant for a number of medicinal activities.