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Fig.1. Phytochemical analysis of Acalypha indica (L.) plant using various solvents

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION:
Herbal medicine has become a popular form of health care even though several

differences exist between herbal and conventional pharmacological treatments. Several
specific herbal extracts have been demonstrated to be efficacious for specific conditions.

Even though public do the carry risk of taking allopathic medicine instead of herbal

treatments. Phytochemical analysis is very useful in the evaluation of some active biological
components of Acalypha indica L. Results of the analysis showed the presence of most of the

secondary metabolites like amino acids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, phenols,
steroids and reducing sugars. This present investigation revealed that the plant extracts of

Acalypha indica (L.) used as an alternative for curing certain diseases and these plants are
proving to be an increasingly valuable reservoir of bioactive compounds of substantial

medicinal merits.

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