Biochemical and Phytochemical Analysis  of The Medicinal Plant, Kaempferia  Galanga Rhizome Extracts

Narasinga Rao V; DSVGK Kaladhar

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Biochemical and Phytochemical Analysis of The Medicinal Plant, Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome Extracts

Narasinga Rao V, Dsvgk Kaladhar

Abstract :

Kaempferia galanga is medicinal plant belongs to the family Zingiberaceae treated as a rare folk medicinal herb from ancient times. Kaempferia galanga rhizome aqueous, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts has been tested in the present investigation. The ethanolic extract of Kaempferia galanga (14) has shown more number of components compared to other tested extracts (4 to 12). The phytochemical and biochemical components like Carbohydrates, Cholesterol, Protein, Amino acids, Steroids, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Cardiac glycosides, Saponins. Tannins, Terpenoids, Phlobatinins, Fatty acids, Coumarins and Phenols may be present in the extracts.