Study of Withania somnifera with the spatial reference of phytochemical, FTIR and flavonoids quantification

Abstract

Plant is oldest existing complete medical significance in the world. Its origins go back nearly 5000 years. In this research article make known on Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) as Medicinal plants have therapeutic potential due to the presence of natural antioxidants functioning as reducing agents, free radical scavengers and quenchers of singlet oxygen. Majority of different medicinal plant and their antioxidant activity is due to bioactive compounds viz. flavones, isoflavones, flavonoids, anthocyanins, coumarins, lignans, catechins and isocatechins. Extraction of the bioactive plant constituents has always been a challenging task for the researchers. And this article also provides an overview of extraction, photochemical analysis, Flavonoide quantification and FTIR analysis of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha).