Phytochemical Screening of Iris decora for secondary metabolites

Iris is the largest genus of family Iridaceae. Irises are mainly used as ornamental plants, due to their colorful flowers, or in the perfume industry, due to their fragrance, but lot of Iris species were also used in many parts of the world as medicinal plants for healing of a wide spectrum of diseases. The phytochemical investigations of various species of Iris have resulted in the isolation of variety of secondary metabolites. Hundreds of compounds have been reported from the genus Iris which includes flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, saponins, tannins and terpenes. The present study reports the phytochemical screening of extracts of Iris decora. Different extracts of rhizomes of Iris decora were prepared and screened for phytochemical studies. The phytochemical analysis of the different extracts of this species revealed the presence of Flavonoids, Glycosides, Steroids, Saponins and Tannins.