Aqueous And Ethanolic Extraction And Chromatographic Identification Of Active Ingredient From Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon Citrates),Guava Leaves (Psidium Guajava Linn )And Pride Of Barbados (Caesalpinia Pulcherrima) Lemon Grass,Guava Leaves And

ABSTRACT

The aqueous and ethanolic extract of guava leaves ,lemon grass and pride of Barbados were analysed using thin -layer and column chromatographic methods. The following bioactive compounds were identified; flavonoid glycoside, coumaric acid, quercetin and phenolic acid. These bioactive compounds identified in these three indigenous medicinal plants have shown to be bioactive and possess  physiological and pharmaceutical properties.