PROXIMATE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF LEAVES OF MEDICINAL PLANT Murraya koenigii

Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to evaluate the proximate and phytochemical components
of Murraya koenigii leaves from Vadodara and Anand cities of Gujarat for their efficacy before
incorporation into the formulation. Murraya koenigii leaves were collected from June-July in the year
2021. Murraya koenigii leaves have been used to control diabetes. The leaves were evaluated by
determining physicochemical parameters including total ash, acid insoluble ash, water-soluble ash,
and moisture content. Phytochemical parameters included total phenolic content, total flavonoid
content, and total tannin content in terms of gallic acid, quercetin, rutin, and tannic acid equivalents,
respectively. The quantitative proximate investigation of Murraya koenigii plant leaves showed leaves
of Anand city have a total ash content 15.66±0.32% w/w, acid-insoluble ash 0.59±0.01% w/w, moisture
content 1.12±0.03% w/w respectively compared to Vadodara city total ash content 12.29±0.08% w/w,
acid-insoluble ash 0.20±0.02 %w/w, moisture content 1.31±0.12 %w/w, respectively. However, Anand
city leaves have a lower water-soluble capacity of 0.91±0.06% w/w compared to Vadodara city at
7.34±0.40% w/w. In this study, leaves of Vadodara city showed a high quantity of total phenolics, total
flavonoids, and total tannin phytoconstituents 101.50±0.92 mg of GAE/g, 163.83±0.87 mg of RT /g,
128.16±0.76 mg of TAE/g compared to Anand city 61.58±0.62 mg of GAE/g,126.66±1.04 mg of RT /
g, 64.16±1.44 mg of TAE/gconcerning gallic acid, rutin, and tannic acid. However, the leaves of
Anand city showed a high quantity of total flavonoids 101.16±1.28 mg of QE/g compared to Vadodara
city at 59.0±0.09 mg of QE/g concerning quercetin