Phytochemical profiling of wagatea spicata using GC-MS to reveal the pharmacological significance

Wagatea spicata (WS), a Leguminous flowering shrub has been known for the medicinal action of its bark against skin diseases and roots against pulmonary disorders in Ethnobotanical references (Surange, 1986). 5-20 meters long plant is characterized by the presence of hard, curved, prickles on the stem (Fig 1.1), bipinnately compound leaves (Fig 1.2) and seasonal, reddish yellow, spiked inflorescence (http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Candy%20Corn%20Plant.html). In spite of its easy abundance and medicinal significance, phytochemical profile of the plant was not revealed. In the present work an effort was therefore made to elucidate the phytoconstituents of biological significance present in this plant so as to understand their role in the medicinal properties of the same. In the current study, GCMS analysis of carried out to explicate the phytochemical profile of Wagatea spicata. n-Hexadecanoic acid, Octadecanoic acid, Sitosterol, Lupeol were identified by GC-MS in the plant.