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Citrus maxima (Brum.), an Indian medicinal plant belongs to the family Rutacea. The present study has been designed to screen the phytochemicals presence in the leaves of Citrus maxima leaves extract. Freshly collected Citrus maxima leaves were dried; powdered and undergoes successive extraction with ethanol and water using Soxhlet Extractor. The extracts were subjected for qualitative phytochemical studies, followed by quantitative evaluation of total phenol, total flavonoid, total tannin and terpenoids using the standard references. Phytochemical study prevails the presence of phenols, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids and alkaloids in both the extracts. While, amino acids, carbohydrates, saponin, glycosides, protein, gum and mucilage and anthraquinone were absents on both the extract. The total phenolic, flavonoid and tannin content were expressed as µg GAE/mg ±SD, µg QE/ mg ±SD, µg QE/ mg ±SD respectively. The quantitative analysis showed that the total phenol, flavonoid, tannin and terpenoids content was found to be highest in ethanolic extract than in aqueous extract. The present study supports the use of this plant in folk medicine for various purposes however proper clinical studies need to be carried out.

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Citrus maxima Phytochemicals Ethanol, Aqueou

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Biswash Sapkota, Chandra Prakash K, & Varsha Jain. (2021). Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Quantitative Analysis of Citrus maxima (Brum.) Leaves Extract. International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 9(1), 100-106. https://doi.org/10.61096/ijrpp.v9.iss1.2020.100-106