Phytochemical Analysis in Pithecellobium dulce Fruit Peel Extract

The study aimed to reveal the phytochemical profile of Pithecellobium dulce fruit peel extract. The P. dulce fruit peel extract (PDFE) was obtained by cold maceration technique using ethanol. The qualitative phytochemical study showed that PDFE contains carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins, alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, glycosides, and anthraquinones. The quantitative phytochemical revealed that one gram of PDFE contains 82.33mg of carbohydrates, 38 mg of proteins, 26 mg of flavonoids (quercetin equivalent), and 19 mg GAE/g of phenolic (gallic acid equivalent) concentration and the quantity is increasing simultaneously with 2 and 3 gms. The study concluded that PDFE is rich in beneficial plant metabolites and which could be highly useful in the medical field to treat oxidative-stress-mediated diseases.