Phytochemicals  are  biologically  active,  naturally occurring  chemical  compounds  found  in  plants, which provide health benefits for humans further than those attributed to macronutrients  and micronutrients. They protect plants from disease and damage and contribute to the plant’s colour, aroma and flavor.  In  general, the  plant chemicals  that  protect  plant  cells  from environmental  hazards  such  as  pollution, stress, drought, UV exposure and pathogenic attack are called  as  phytochemicals. Many  phytochemicals,  particularly  the  pigment molecules,  are  often  concentrated  in  the  outer layers  of  the  various  plant  tissues.  Levels  vary from  plant  to  plant  depending  upon  the  variety, processing,  cooking  and  growing  conditions.Moreover, species of Mimosa possess medicinal properties.Reported that M. invisa leaf and stem extract possess antifungal and antibacterial potentials.

The specie M. pudica is known to possess sedative, emetic, and tonic properties, and has been used traditionally in the treatment of various ailments including alopecia, diarrhoea, dysentery, insomnia, tumor, and various urogenital infections.An experiment was carried out in this study. To determine the phytochemical composition of the leaf, stem and root of M. pigra. The experiment was carried out using completely randomized design. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) using SPSS version 21 was employed in analyzing the data collected from the study. All statistical analysis was carried out at 5 % level of significance. The data were expressed as mean± standard deviation of triplicate determinations

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Mark Wilson
Journal Coordinator
American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics