Abstract:
Acacia Arabica L. is an important medicinal plant in Ayurveda and Unani system of medicine. Nowadays it is renamed as Vachellia arabica which belonging to family Fabaceae and subfamily Mimosaceae. The phytochemical screening of Acacia Arabica L. shows the presence of alkaloids, volatile oil, polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, resins, steroids, and terpenes.  Since all the parts of this plant are useful; it has been recognized worldwide as a multipurpose tree. The bark, root, fruit, flower, and leaf has been used for many therapeutic activities like skin disease, diarrhoea, eczema, diabetes and wound healing and it also acts as astringent, demulcent and anti-asthmatic. The plants have medicinal value due to the presence of various phytochemical constituents like carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, glycosides, and flavonoids. Since the massive study of plant Acacia arabica L has been carried out. But still, no extensive reports are available dealing with the isolation of quercetin from Acacia arabica L. pods. Thus present study deals with isolation of quercetin from pod extract of Acacia arabica L. and that was confirmed by different chromatographic and techniques like column chromatography, thin layer chromatography (TLC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPTLC)  and spectral technique like  UV spectrometry, IR spectrometry, etc.

Keywords: Acacia arabica. L, Pods, Isolation, Phytochemical Screening, Quercetin, HPTLC.