International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 4, Issue 12, December 2014 1 ISSN 2250-3153 www.ijsrp.org Preliminary phytochemical analysis of different solvent extracts of Scopariadulcis L. Yen Phan * , Anh Nguyen ** * Department of Science and Computing, Institute of Technology Tallaght, Ireland ** Department of Biotechnology, International University, Vietnam Abstract- Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds which are used for treatment of various human diseases.Phytochemicals have two categories i.e., primary and secondary constituents.Secondary metabolites are responsible for medicinal activity of plants. The phytochemical analysis of total extracts in water, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, hexane and ether extracts of Scopariadulcis L.were investigated. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of flavonoids, steroids, quinone, starch, cellulose, terpenoids, phenols, carbohydrates, fixed oil and fat, and saponins in varying solvents. This research seeks to investigate the presence phytochemical constituents as the possible agent responsible for the medicinal activities of the plant ScopariadulcisL.. This plant belongs to family Scrophulariaceae. The present study provides evidence that different solvents can extract different phytochemical constituents of Scopariadulcis L. The diversity of phytochemicals found suggests that Scopariadulcis L. could serve as a natural source of traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases. Index Terms- ScopariadulcisL., phytochemical analysis, solvents, medicinal plant I. INTRODUCTION The medicinal plants are useful for healing as well as curing of human diseases because of the presence of phytochemical constituents [1]. These include compounds that are utilized as food by man and other animals and also other com-pounds that exert physiological effects on them. This second group of chemical substances often referred to as secondary metabolites, give plants their therapeutic properties [2]. ScopariadulcisL. is a widely distributed tropical and subtropical plant. It is a medicinal plant used to treat various human disorders.The fresh or dried plant has traditionally been used as one of remedies for stomach troubles, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, bronchitis, hemorrhoids and hepatosis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [3]. Successful determination of biologically active compounds from plant material is largely dependent on the type of solvent used in the extraction procedure [4]. The main objective of our research work is to analyze the presence of secondary metabolites as the promising agent responsible for the medicinal and pharmaceutical activities of the plant ScopariadulcisL. by carrying out the phytochemical screening of the plant in different solvents. II. MATERIAL AND METHODS 1) Collection of plant materials The plant species were collected wildly from the of Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, Viet Nam in August 2014 with the help of local people. The plant material was identified at the field using standard keys and descriptions. 2) Preparation of plant extracts The selected plants were washed under running tap water to remove dust. The plant samples were then dried for 48hrs in a hot air oven at 60 0 C and then were ground using an electric blender to obtain a fine powder and stored in polythene bags until needed for analysis. 50g portions of powdered plant materials were each separately dispersed in 500ml of each water, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, hexane and ether. The solutions were vigorously shaken at room temperature for 48hrs and were filtered with Whatman No.1 filter paper. The filtrate was used for the phytochemical analysis. 3) Phytochemical analysis Chemical tests for the screening and identification of bioactive chemical constituents in the medicinal plants under study were carried out in extracts as well as powder specimens using the standard procedures as described by [5, 6, and 7]. III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION Table 1: Phytochemical analysis of ScopariadulcisL.