Phytochemicals from herbal medicine are helpful for human health as well as crucial for the existence. The aim of present study was to investigate phytochemicals present in two medicinal plants Momordica charantia and Syzygium cumini to prove their traditional uses for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Successive extraction was done with selected solvents viz., ethanol, methanol and water using maceration. Standard methods were used for the identification of phytochemicals like alkaloids test, phenols test, saponins test, carbohydrates test, proteins test, amino acids test, flavonoids test, diterpenes test. In conclusion, our findings showed that the methanol extract of both the plant contain most of the phytoconstituents when compare with other solvent extracts such as ethanol and water. Methanol extract of Syzygium cumini showed positive test with numerous phytoconstituents compare to Momordica charantia.
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