Ruellia tuberosa Linn. is traditionally used in treatment of various ailments. As there is no detailed standardization work reported on various parts of Ruellia tuberosa Linn. Therefore, the present communication attempts to evaluate the physicochemical constant and preliminary phytochemical studies including the qualitative chemical test and qualitative thin layer chromatographic of stem, root and leaf of Ruellia tuberosa. The phytochemical analysis of the crude medicinal plant extract revealed the presence of saponin, alkaloids, triterpenoids, phenolic, sterols and flavanoid.
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