Isolation Identification And Quantification Of Steroids From B.Monosperma

Butea monosperma is an important medicinal plant known for its vast potential. It is a valuable plant which is commonly used in traditional system of medicine for relieving pain and inflammation, as well as in a number of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity. In the present study, steroids from B. monosperma was identified and quantified in vivo and in vitro. Steroids were identified using chromatographic and spectral studies. Diosgenin was identified by IR and GC-MS. It was observed that in GC-MS profiling of steroids total 33 compounds were found, out of which maximum amount was of Linoleic acid ethyl ester having maximum area of around 22.72 %. It is the first report on steroids from the experimental plant.