FTIR Fingerprinting of Extracts of Symplocos racemosa Roxb. and Mimusops elengi L

Abstract

The present study focuses on the FTIR fingerprint evaluation of hydro-alcoholic extract of two medicinal plants Symplocos racemosa Roxb. (Lodhra) and Mimusops elengi L. (Bakul). Extracts were prepared using bark of Symplocos racemosa Roxb. and flowers of Mimusops elengi L. by cold extraction using vertical shaking for 16 hrs. Mimusops elengi L. extract has shown presence of β-amryin, betulinic acid, lupeol, ursolic acid, basic acid, taraxerol by identification of alcoholic and carbonyl functional groups. Similarly, secondary metabolites like betulinic acid, ellagic acid, symposide, (-) – Epiafzelechin, β-amryin, betulin, oleanic acid were confirmed as functional groups for aromatic and carbonyl compounds were observed.