Comparative screening of acetonic extract of fruits of Terminalia catappa Linn. and Anacardium occidentale Linn.

Terminalia catappa L. red leaves are used to expel worms, applied to rheumatism, whereas ordinary leaves are mixed with oil and rubbed onto the breast to relieve mammary pain, applied to the throat for tonsillitis. The cashew "apple," the enlarged fully ripe, fruit may be eaten raw, or preserved as jam or sweetmeat. Decoction of the astringent bark given for severe diarrhea and thrush. Old leaves are applied to skin afflictions and burns (tannin applied to burns is liepatocarcinogenic). The bark of Anacardium occidentale Linn is used in decoction for diarrhoea, diabetes, swelling and mouth ulcers. Infusion of the leaves and the bark relieves toothache, sore gums and dysentery. The juice from the pericarp promotes flow of urine and the alcoholic solution of the pericarp expels worms. The juice of the ripe fruit is good for dysentery. The gums extracted from the bark are an effective insecticide. Present study deals with the preliminary phytochemical analysis of Acetonic extract of fruits of Anacardium occidentale (Cashew nut) & Terminalia catappa (Almonds). In which we isolates 12 secondary metabolites which are useful for development and growth of plant.

Author(s): Ashvin G. Godghate, Rajaram S. Sawant* and Shobha D. Jadhav

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