Phytochemical Analysis of Ethanolic Extract of Viscum Album Leaf in Iraq
Keywords:
Viscum album Leaf extract, phytochemicals analysis and a soxhlet apparatus.Abstract
The study was carried out in the western desert area of Al-Anbar Governorate (Western of Iraq) to examine the qualitative and quantitative composition of the analysis of phytochemicals analysis and nutritional value of essential oil from the leaves of the Viscum album. The quantitative examination showed that tannins are 2.05± 0.09 mg/100 g, alkaloid 1.02 ± 0.37 mg/100 g, phenol 3.25 ± 0.75 mg/100 g, flavonoid 2.68 ± 0.19 mg/100 mg, saponin 2.38 ± 0.19 mg/100. Whereas the Terpenoid was not present on the leaf.
