Preliminary Comparative Phytochemical Screening of Euphorbia Species

5 Abstract: Phytochemical screening tests were performed first before bulk extractions. Phytochemical screening resulted in the isolation of new and novel compounds proved to be a leading candidate to fight diseases including cancer. Aerial parts of E prostrate, E. milii, E. hirta and E. helioscopia were used for phytochemical screening for the presence of different classes of secondary metabolites. The phytochemical screening revealed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoides and tannins which are given in Table (2-5). The IR spectroscopy of the crude extracts indicated the presence of OH, CH stretching saturated, C=O, C=C, NO C-N, Ar-O, C-O-, R-O-, 2, C-Cl Stretching respectively.