Phytochemical Evaluation of 30 Plant Species Collected from Shahrbabak (Kerman/Iran)

Iran as a large country with different climatic regions has various types of plants that a majority of them are used by locals as medicinal plants. The present study was aimed to investigate the phytochemistry of plants in Kerman province. A total of 30 plants species belonging to 19 families have been colldected from Shahrbabak area (in the west of Kerman province) and screened for alkaloid, tannin, saponin, flavonoid, cardiac glycosid, cyanogenic glycoside and volatile oil. According to the performed tests 8 plants (27%) were positive for alkaloid, 22 cases (71%) for tannin, 4 cases (13%) for saponin, 26 cases (86%) for flavonoid, 4 cases (13%) for cardiac glycoside, 1(3%) for cyanogenic glycoside and 11(40%) for volatile oil. Pistacia atlantica, Amygdalus scoparia, Salsola baryosma and Vacaria pyramidata with more potential therapeutic effects are suggested for further researches.