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Out of 48 tests were carried out in the selected extract showed the presence of six compounds (Table
extracts of Adiantum latifolium Lam., 28 tests gave 1).
positive results and the remaining produced negative
results. The 28 positive results showed the presence CONCLUSION:
of alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, coumarin, From the present study, it can be concluded that
diterpenes, emodins, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, Adiantum latifolium Lam. showed the presence of a
tannins and triterpenoids. Adiantum latifolium Lam. number of active secondary metabolites namely
was observed with the presence of diterpenes, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, coumarin, diterpenes,
saponins, steroids and tannins in four different emodins, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, tannins and
extracts, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides in three triterpenoids. Among the various secondary
extracts, followed by coumarin and flavonoids in two metabolites studied, diterpenes, saponins, steroids
different extracts, emodins and triterpenoids in only and tannins in four different extracts, alkaloids and
one extract and no result were found for anthocyanin cardiac glycosides in three extracts, followed by
and anthraquinones. Among the four different coumarin and flavonoids in two different extracts,
extracts, methanol extract showed the presence of the emodins and triterpenoids in only one extract and no
maximum number of eight compounds. Next to result were found for anthocyanin and
methanol, acetone and benzene extracts showed the anthraquinones. Hence the present report may guide
presence of seven compounds, followed by hexane to the isolation and characterization of these active