COMPARISON OF PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF FRUIT RIND OF VIBHEETAKI AND BHAVITHA VIBHEETAKI (TERMINALIABELLERICA(GAERTN.ROXB.)

Terminalia bellerica(Gaertn.Roxb.) (Combretaceae) is a commonly used Ayurvedic drug as single and in various Ayurvedic formulations. It is explained as Vibheetaki in Ayurvedic classical text books and is an ingredient of Triphala as well. Phytochemical evaluation of a drug helps in its standardization and to justify its use in various formulations. In this study, preliminary physical and phytochemical evaluation of fruit rind of Vibheetaki and Bhavitha Vibheetaki (Terminalia bellerica(Gaertn.Roxb.)including High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography was done. Qualitative analysis showed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, steroid, saponins, proteins and carbohydrates.