Abstract
Phytochemicals are secondary metabolites produced by medicinal plants and reported to have therapeutic values. The major aim of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical screening of various extracts of Macrotyloma uniflorum L. leaves, stem, flower and seed. Petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and water extracts were prepared and subjected to phytochemical screening in which the secondary metabolites were confirmed based on tests of colouration and precipitation. The leaves and stem have shown the presence of all the bioactive constituents like alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, tannins etc. Flowers and seed show limited amount of phytoconstituents when compared to that of leaves and stem. Among the various extracts used, the ethanolic extract of Macrotyloma uniflorum leaves and stem were found to have accountsable number of phytoconstituents.