Physiological and phytochemical constituents in leaf samples of Vitex negundo and Woodfordia fruticosa, growing at three localities viz Devgarh (Sindhudurg), Wai (Mahabaleshwar) and Bhimashankar (Pune) from Western Ghats were analyzed. The results revealed that photosynthetic pigments, reducing and total sugars, starch and phytochemical constituents like alkaloids, steroids, saponins, glycosides and flavonoids varied with region as well as season in above medicinal plants.
Phytochemical constituents, Vitex negundo, Woodfordia fruticosa, Western Ghats
