Abstract

GC-MS analysis of Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E.Br

Caralluma diffusa is an indigenous succulent plant belonging to the sub family Asclepiadoideae. The present study was carried out to identify the phytocomponents present in the ethanolic extract of C. diffusa by GC-MS analysis to ascertain it’s usage by the local community as ‘a plant possessing medicinal properties’. The ethanolic extracts result shows twenty one compounds were identified. The major constituents are 2-(3',4'- Dimethoxybenzoylmethyl)benzoic acid, [(E)-1-butyl-2-hex-2-enylidene] cyanamide, 6-[(N-Cyclohexylimino-N'- cyclohexylamino)methyl] benzimidazo [1,2-a] benzimidazole and some of the bio active components are Neophytadiene, 2-Hexadecen-1-ol, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-, [R-[R*,R*-(E)]]- Hexadecanoic acid, Methyl ester (CAS). The whole plants of C. diffusa are used as appetite suppressant and weight loss promoter. The present research was design to investigate ethonolic extract of C. diffusa showed the existence of various pharmaceutically important chemical compounds with different chemical structure. The presence of various bioactive compounds confirms the application of this plant for various ailments by traditional practitioners.


Author(s): K. Kalimuthu*, K. Kalaiyarasi, R. Prabakaran, V. Preetha and T. Sasikala**

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