Nature has been a source of medicinal agents since times immemorial. The importance of herbs in the management of human ailments cannot be over emphasized. L. camara belongs to the family Verbenaceae. This family consists of more than 100 genera and contains nearly 2600 species. Many of these species are of tropical or subtropical region. The objective of present work is to study the phytochemical screening and TLC of medicinally active phytoconstituents present in ethanolic extract obtained from leaves of Lantana camara linn. Preliminary Phytochemical screening of the extracts revealed the presence of Carbohydrates, Steroids, Proteins and amino acids.
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