Phytochemical Screening of Pistacia chinensis var. integerrima

Abstract

2 Abstract: Phytochemical screening is an important step which leads to the isolation of new and novel compounds. Pistacia chinenis var. integerrima different parts such as leaves, bark, roots and galls have been selected for phytochemical screening to identify the different classes of secondary metabolites. The galls extract is common practice in folk medicine which revealed the presence of alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids and tannins. The bark showed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids whiles the leaves and roots extracts showed the presence of terpenoids and tannins. Key word:Phytochemical screening ・ Pistacia chinenis var. integerrima ・ Alkaloids ・ Terpenoids ・ flavonoids ・ Tannins