A PHARMACOBOTANICAL STUDY OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT - CASSIA FISTULA.

To assess bioactive potential of Cassia fistula for treating ailments and serving as a source of alternative medicine, the leaves of the plant were chemically characterized. Fresh leaves of Cassia fistula were collected, washed and dried for a week in the shade before being ground up for analysis such as Proximate analysis, FTIR, TGA and SEM. To determine the functional groups present in the sample, FTIR spectra were measured. The plant material's thermal stability and pattern of degradation were measured by TGA. Proximate analysis of the study revealed that the proportions of moisture content, volatile matter, ash content and fixed carbon were 4, 48.47, 11.88 and 35.65% respectively. Stretching between C-H, C=C, N-O, C-N, S=O, C-Cl and C-Br were found in the plant material, according to the FTIR data. Furthermore, the TGA results show that, under combustion conditions, the maximum weight loss happened at a temperature of 497.91°C and a degradation rate of 10.00 K/min. The interpretation of SEM micrograph of the plant demonstrates the microstructure and bio-chemistry of the leaves which determine the physical and chemical parameters of pharmaceutical formulations, such as particle size, crystalline shape, roughness, porosity, absorption and dissolution rate. The findings of the study indicated that Cassia fistula is a powerful medicinal plant because its leaves contain significant bioactive components that are beneficial to human health. The plant's therapeutic qualities supported previous research on the nutritional and therapeutic benefits of Cassia fistula and brought the work to a conclusion for the benefit of humanity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]