Thinlayer Chromatography (TLC) and GC-MS Analysis of Somes Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatent of Haemorrhoids

Medicinal plant is one in which, one or more of its organs contains substances that can be used for therapeutic purposes or which are precursors for the synthesis of useful drugs The present study aimed at investigating the lipid composition of Axonopus compressus, Anogeiessus leiocarpus and Senna fistula commonly used in the management of haemorrhoids. The lipid analysis of the three plants was determined by TLC and GC-MS and the GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of some saturated fatty acids such as myristic, palmitic, linoleic, stearic, oleic and lauric acid in all the three extracts. In addition A. compressus contained linoleic and palmitoleic acids, S. fistula contained linolenic acid and A. leiocarpus contained linoleic, linolenic and behenic acids. However, palmitic (C 16 :0)) and stearic acid (C 18 :0) were observed to be the predominant fatty acids present in all the three plan extracts. The results showed that many active principles are present in the three plants which could contribute to their usefulness in the management of haemorrhoids.