PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF ROOT EXTRACTS OF BOSWELLIA OVALIFOLIOLATA Bal. & Henry

Abstract

Medicinal plants play a vital role in health care. There are many valuable medicinal plants which are unique in action. Boswellia ovalifoliolata Bal. & Henry (Family: Burseraceae) roots were extracted in Methanol and Chloroform to investigate analgesic activity using hot plate method. Phytochemical screening of the extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids and tannins. The extracts were found to have significant analgesic activity. The results showed that the extract contains some pharmacologically active principles and lend pharmacological credence to the ethnomedical use of the plant in the management of analgesic conditions