Comprehensive Evaluation of Analytical Parameter of Madhushigru Kanda Twaka (Stem Bark of Moringa Concanensis Nimmo.)

Madhushigru (Moringa concanensis Nimmo.) is one of the most important plant for its nutritional as well as medicinal use in Ayurveda. This present study has been carried out to establish the stem bark of plant for its physicochemical characters with different phytochemical qualitative tests as per API and High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic analysis. Physicochemical parameters showed pH (6.28), Loss on drying (7.24 %w/w), Total Ash value (3.95 %w/w), Acid insoluble ash (0.57 %w/w), water soluble extractive (15.01 %w/v) and alcohol soluble extractive (23.39 %w/w). Preliminary phytochemical analysis for the presence of various functional groups such as Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tannin, Saponin, Steroids were also studied. These observations can be helpful for identification and standardization of Madhushigru (Moringa concanensis Nimmo.).