PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF MYSTETOE LEAVES
ABSTRACT
Mistletoe leaves were harvested from an orange tree in Ururo, Umunze Anambra State. The leaves were extracted with ethanolic solvent, aqueous solvent, n-hexane solvent, and ethyl acetate solvent. The extracts were further tested, which aids in evaluating the presence of phytochemical components such as alkaloids, flavonoid, phenol, tannins, steroid, and saponins in the Mistletoe plant leaf. These phytochemical compounds have been found to be antimicrobially active. Leaves of Mystetoe
The effectiveness of this plant in the treatment of many ailments compelled the current study to discover the classes of natural chemicals found in the plant’s leaf. These pharmacological properties of this plant are used in herbal medicine and as a foundation for the development of new drugs. Leaves of Mystetoe
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