title: Comparative phytochemical profiling of Clerodendrum infortunatum with some selected medicinal plants predominant in the Sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to quantify the phytochemicals of Clerodendrum infortunatum root and correlate on the basis of phytochemicals present with other medicinal plants belonging to different families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Various standard biochemical and spectrophotometric methods were employed to study the phytochemical status of the root of C. infortunatum. All the analysis was performed in multiple sets. Various statistical methods like principal component analysis, dendogram, Euclidean distance and correlation study were done to compare the phytochemical profile of C. infortunatum with different selected medicinal plants belonging to different families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated the presence of various phytochemicals like phenol, alkaloid, flavonoid, tannin, thiamine, riboflavin, etc. Among the estimated phytochemicals, phenol had the highest quantity (65.59±1.26 mg/g) followed by lipid (27.51±0.23 mg/g) and tannin (16.40±0.07 mg/100 g). The phytochemical contents of C. infortunatum are much higher than those of the other reference plants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It may be concluded from the present study that the root of C. infortunatum contains very high amount of phytochemicals which are chiefly responsible for various medicinal properties. Therefore, the presence of the bioactive compounds in high quantity may lead to the potent medicinal value of C. infortunatum root.
authors.forename: Somit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Pokhraj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: Priyankar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Tapas Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
mesh_terms: D032409:Clerodendrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013634:Tannins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010636:Phenols; D064209:Phytochemicals; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013634:Tannins