P. Deepak and G.V. Gopal
The present investigation was carried out to determine the essential chemical constituents in the bark of Solanum verbascifolium Linn. A total of 21 phytocompounds were identified in three different extracts from the bark extract of the plant. Among these 13 constituents in ethyl acetate, 6 in methanolic and 2 in acetone extract were identified during the GC-MS analysis. Phytol and Linolenic acid which were identified in the plant is considered to have anti-cancerous properties.