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Himanshu Jodha
Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara-313301
D.B. Joshi
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara-313301
R. S. Bhadauria
Principal, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara-313301
Mangi Lal Choudhary
Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, B.N. College of Pharmacy Udaipur, Rajasthan-313001
Girish Kumar
Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, B.N. College of Pharmacy Udaipur, Rajasthan-313001
Abstract
Plants were collected from herbal garden of Shrinathji institute of pharmacy, during the month of September 2022. Taxonomic and ethno medicinal identification of the collected petals of flower by the plant species has been identified and authentified by Dr. Raju Lal Bhardwaj, associate professor (horticulture) OSD College of agriculture, Sumerpur Pali Rajasthan. The petals of flower were shade dried, reduced to coarse powder with the help of grinder and stored in airtight container till further use. Extraction of marigold petals of flower a Soxhlet extraction method is used as methanol as solvent (90% v/v). The Physiochemical analysis of leaves powder was carried out. In this study ash values (moisture content, total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash and water-soluble ash) were determined. The total ash value, acid insoluble, water soluble and moisture content were found.
Key Words: Tagetes erecta, mosquito repllents, extractive value, ash value.