Geographical Comparison of Phytoconstituents in Euphorbia hirta: A Pilot Study in Ethiopia and India
Vigneshwar Saravanakumar, Chandran Masi, Ibsa Neme, Kowsalya Arjun, Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar
Abstract
The present study is a comparison between two Euphorbia hirta specimens collected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Avadi, Chennai, India to analyze the geographical differences seen in the phytoconstituents. This comparative study deals with both plants' phytochemical screening, FTIR, and GC-MS analysis of Euphorbia hirta. Phytochemical screening of the aqueous, petroleum ether, acetone, methanolic, and ethanolic extracts of both the Euphorbia hirta was done and the results revealed the presenc
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EuphorbiaTraditional medicineGeographyMedicineEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies