Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz) Willd. belongs to the family Rhamnaceae. It is an important and well known plant in the Indian system of medicine. Despite its popular medicinal utilization, there were no definite phyto-physicochemical data of Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz) Willd. stem bark has been reported so far, for its pharmacognostical standardization. Thus the research study was designed to investigate the phyto-physicochemical aspects of Ziziphus Xylopyrus (Retz) Willd stem bark. The various physicochemical parameters like ash values and extractive values were determined, preliminary phytochemical studies on ethanolic stem bark extract revealed presence of different phytoconstituents such as alkaloids, steroids and sterols, saponins, flavonoids, phenolic, carbohydrates, fixed oils and tri-terpenoids and showed the absence of amino acids, glycosides, proteins and acidic compounds. Fractions were prepared according to polarity and subjected to TLC and HPTLC analysis.
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