Standardization and Thin-Layer Chromatographic Profiling of Powdered Leaves and Flowers of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae)
| dc.contributor.author | Abdullahi Ajao Abdulrasheed | |
| dc.contributor.author | M.K Oladipo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Njinga Ngaitad Stanislaus | |
| dc.contributor.author | Attah Francis Alfred | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-13T10:53:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-13T10:53:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Chromolaena odorata (CO) represent an important medicinal plant in the tropics. The correlation between its phytoconstituents and elemental components in the leaf and flower is desirable for its authentication and identification. Aim: The study was carried out to document the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, elemental analysis and thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) profiles of crude powdered leaves and flowers of CO. Method: The thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) profiling. The microscopic study of the dried powder of the leaves and flowers was conducted using a compound light microscope attached to a digital camera. The elemental (mineral) analysis was done using the atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Result: The powdered leaf microscopy showed sessile glandular trichomes as well as multicellular and uniserate covering trichomes. Diagnostic characters of the flower showed presence of abundant bi and mutlticellular trichomes, pollen grains in pollen sac and other cellular characters. The TLC profiling of these two organs showed that the Retention factor (Rf) values for both the leaves and the flowers were very close while the analysis of elemental components in both samples were found to be similar with the amount of calcium, copper and manganese significantly higher in the leaf than in the flower. Conclusion: Chromolaena odorata has been demonstrated in this study to be a rich source of beneficial trace elements and secondary metabolites. This study has documented some pharmacognostic standards for the powdered leaves and flowers of CO which could be helpful in the proper identification and utilization of the plant. Keywords: | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2579-0455 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/14192 | |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin | |
| dc.title | Standardization and Thin-Layer Chromatographic Profiling of Powdered Leaves and Flowers of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) |