DETERMINATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM PIPER LONGUM L. BY USING HP-LC ANALYSIS

Plants are more important in human life and fulfill his every day needs. In recent developments free radicals are involved in many diseases. The World Health Organization [WHO] has adopted a major policy change wherein most developing nations have to make use of more traditional medical practices for primary health care. The Indian traditional system of medicine has identified the leaves with digestive and pancreatic lipase stimulant activities Piper longum L. leaves are used in eye drops for eye injury or infection as a baby lotion for the new born, for coughs, asthma, and constipation and to arrest milk secretion. Essential oil from leaves of this plant has been used for the treatment of respiratory catarrhs and antiseptic. Piper betle L. showed hypotensive, Cardio tonic, smooth and skeletal muscles relaxant actions. This present study raveled to determine the bioactive compounds from the Piper longum L. Key words: Bioactive compounds, Piper longum L, HPLC analysis.