Phytochemical analysis of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(II)| October2025 170 Phytochemical analysis of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Smita G. Kore1, Sachin B. Kubade2, Dr. Nitin C. Kongre3 1,2 Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, RTMNU Nagpur, 3Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Arts, commerce & Science College Wadi, Nagpur. Email: [email protected] Manuscript ID: JRD -2025-171040 ISSN: 2230-9578 Volume 17 Issue 10(II) Pp. 170-172 October 2025 Submitted: 15 Oct. 2025 Revised: 25 Oct. 2025 Accepted: 27 Oct. 2025 Published: 31 Oct. 2025 Abstract: This study focused on analyzing phytochemicals presents in the wild edible Amorphophallus paeoniifolius and their medicinal uses. Phytochemicals are plant based bioactive compounds produced by plants for their protection. In this study, we have collected the tuberous of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. It is essential to protect and conserve the wild medicinal plant and the traditional knowledge of the tribal people about the human health. Keywords: Phytochemicals, wild, medicinal herb, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Introduction: India is a country rich in indigenous herbal resources which grow on varied topography and under changing agro climatic conditions permitting the growth of almost 20,000 plant species. The land is a rich repository of edible plants, about 1000 species are consumed as food plants, chiefly by 53 million natives or tribal communities under 227 ethnic group occupying about 18.74% of the total area under varied geographical and climatic zones of over 5,000 forested villages1. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius also known as elephant foot yam is a perennial plant. An ancient Indian literature contains a remarkable broad knowledge of medicinal plants and considers a plant or parts of plants to be potential source of medicinal substance2. Wide range of dietary phytochemicals is found in fruits and vegetables. The primary constituents include the common sugars, amino acid, proteins, purines and pyrimidines of nucleic acids, chlorophyll‟s etc. Secondary constituents are the remaining plant chemicals like alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, lignins, plant steroids, curcumines, saponins, phenols, flavonoids and glycosides3. The nutritional studies on Amorphophallus paeoniifolius reveals that it acting as supplementary foods for many tribal people. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, belonging to the family Amaryllidaeae. It is taken in herbal medicine for pain relief and other uses. The plants protect from disease and damage of phytochemicals which contributes to the plants flavor, aroma and colour. Generally, the plant chemicals that defend plant cells from environmental hazards (stress, pollination, drought, UV exposure and pathogenic attack) are called phytochemicals4. The medicinal plant sector has traditionally occupied an important position in the socio cultural, spiritual and medicinal area of rural and tribal families.5 Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber is stomachic tonic, restorative, and carminative, useful in dysentery. The fresh corms act as an acrid stimulant, expectorant and used in acute rheumatism. The corms are used as vegetable. Due to human activities such as deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization, commercial forestry, pilgrimage, tourism, removal of biomass, encroachment and moreover inexhaustible greed, hundreds of our important plants are at the brink of extinction and total annihilation. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius inhibits the biosynthesis of cholesterol and triglycerides and therefore can be used for prevention of hyperlipidemia.6 Quick Response Code: Website: https://jrdrvb.org/ DOI: Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work noncommercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations ae licensed under the idential terms. Address for correspondence: Smita G. Kore,Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, RTMNU Nagpur How to cite this article: Smita G. Kore, Sachin B. Kubade, Nitin C.Kongre,(2025 ),Phytochemical analysis of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ,Journal of Research & Development, 17(10(II)),170-172 Original Article Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(II)| October2025 171 Tubers of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Materials and methods: Study Area Study area is situated between the latitude 20˚40 - 20˚45 N latitudes and between 79˚9 - 79˚29 E longitudes and is spread over the area of 61485.92 hectares of land which falls in villages. (Data Source: Village and boundaries provided by Land Records Department. GoM) Preparation of Sample: The selected wild edible tuberous of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in the present study were shade dried, powdered and subjected to various qualitative tests.The dried samples were grind into the fine powder which passed through 0.4 mm mesh screen.7 Storage: The prepared samples were kept in tight borosilicate glass container and store at room temperature for further subsequent analysis. Table 1: List of some vernacular names of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius[8] Table 2:Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Phytoconstituent s Test Observations Inference Alkaloids Dragendroff‟s Orange coloured PPT produced + Proteins Biuret test Violet or purple colour produced + Phenols Ferric chloride test Deep blue or black colour produced + Glycosides Baljet test Yellow to orange colour produced + Saponins Foam test Persistant foam produced + Results and Discussion : The present investigation and updated reviews on phytochemical study of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius revealed the presence of phytochemicals in tuberous are alkaloids, phenols, saponins, glycosides. Tubers are edible, cooked as vegetable. The extractive value was observed to be in water approx.. 1%, in methanol 3% and petroleum ether approx..2 %. Highest extractive value was observed in methanol. Alcholic extraction was observed to be approx.15%. Sr.No. Language Common name 1 English Elephant foot 2 Hindi Jimikand 3 Tamil Ekarunaikilangu 4 Marathi Suran 5 Telgu Kanda 6 Malyalam Chena 7 Kannada Kommegidi Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(II)| October2025 172 Conclusion: From the above study and some updated review it is concluded that the Amorphophallus paeoniifolius which is locally known as suran is rich in phytochemical constituents which is helpful in medicinal as well as edible uses. References : 1. Singh H. B. And Arora R. K. (1978) Wild Edible Plants of India, ICAR, and New Delhi, India. 88. 2.Thomas S., Patil D.A., Patil A.G., and Chandra N. (2008): Pharmacognostic evaluation and physicochemical analysis of Averrhoa carambola L. fruits. Journal of Herbal Medicine and Toxicology., 2(2): 51-54 3. 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