Abstract

Medicinal plants have curative properties due to the presence of various complex chemical substances of different composition which contain secondary metabolites. In the present study, the phytochemical screening of Ziziphus nummularia leaves were carried out to investigate their phytoconstituents like alkaloids, carbohydrates, protein, saponin, tannins, fixed oil, fats, volatile oil, glycosides, phenol and flavonoids. The phytotoxic and molluscicidal potential of Z. nummularia leaves were evaluated which exhibit that both ethanolic and n-hexane extracts were highly molluscicidal and good phytopromotors. The results indicate that Z. nummularia have growth promoting capability and can be used in fertilizer industries.

Key words: Phytochemical screening test, phytotoxic, molluscicidal, Ziziphus nummularia.