Phytochemical Variation in Butea Monosperma From Different Enviromental Stress Conditions

Butea (Butea monosperma) commonly called as "Flame of the Forest" has great econmic as well medicinal value. Chemical profiling establish a characterstic chemical pattern for a plant material fractions or extracts. For this purpose fifteen leaf samples of Butea monosperma were collected from thirteen places from four major agroecological zones. Total phenolic acids from the plant tissue were extracted and analysed quantitatively as well as qualitatively. The results clearly indicate that the samples collected from the extreme conditions showed the significant amount of total phenoliCS. The chromatographic results showed that the sample from Nagri gave one spot In solvent system 1 and 5 only. Whereas, the samples from Haridwar and Bulandshahar gave an average of 2–3 spots in most of the solvent systems tries. On comparison of developed colour with the standard, only caffeic acid was identified as it gives blackish green colour.