ABSTRACT:

Cassia sophera Linn. (Caesalpinaceae), an important drug in Unani medicine, act as a blood purifier, carminative, purgative, digestive and diaphoretic. A number of compounds have been reported from plants belonging to genus Cassia. The chemical analysis of Cassia sophera Linn seed revealed the presence of ascorbic acid, dihydroascorbic acid and β-sitosterol. Novel anthraquinone sopheranin was isolated from the heartwood of Cassia sophera along with β-sitosterol, chrysophenol, physcion and emodin. A new cycloartane triterpene glycoside named cyclosphoroside A was isolated from the seeds of Cassia sophera. The present study aim to identify the constituents present in the Cassia sophera leaves. Seven chemical compounds were isolated from the leaves of Cassia sophera Linn and analysed by GC-MS. The identified compounds are (1) Butanedioic Acid, (2) 1, 2, 4-Butanetriol Triacetate, (3) 7-Hexadecene, (4) E-15-Heptadecenal, (5) 1, 2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, (6) 3-Eicosene, and (7) 10-Heneicosene with retention time are 15.99, 13.763, 19.93, 18.03, 11.4, 16.70 and 9.54 respectively.