Phytochemical Studies Of Aqueous And Methanol Extracts Of Carica Papaya Leaves

The Carica papaya plant has been shown to be useful in a wide range of therapeutic use from anthelmintic effect of its latex to the aphrodisiac property of its root. Carica papaya leaves (CPL) is a popular remedy to treat dengue-induced thrombocytopaenia. This study was designed to explore the preliminary phytochemical analysis of CPL aqueous and methanol extracts. In this study flavonoids and phenolics were characterized by LC - TOF- MS, in which 19 compounds were detected in aqueous extract and 24 compounds were detected in methanol extract. This knowledge may help us devise better formulations to develop CPL into useful therapeutic agents for the management of thrombocytopaenia related disorders.