Phytochemical Constituents of Some Vegetables

Abstract

Alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, phlobatannins, flavonoids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, sugar molecules, and amino acid distribution in four vegetables of Bangladesh origin belonging to the family of Cucurbitaceae were assessed and compared. The vegetables investigated were Luffa acutangula (Jhingga), Luffa cylindrica (Dhundul), Trichosanthes anguina (Chichingga) andTricosanthes dioica (Potol).