International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 6 6 2017 06 10 HPTLC analysis of flavonoids among selected members of asteraceae 30 36 EN Raza Shahid 1 Lahore Garrison University, Lahore Pakistan Shoaib Muhammad Waseem 2 District Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ), Faisalabad, Pakistan Mubeen Hira 3 Lahore Garrison University, Lahore Pakistan Sofia S. 1 Dept. of Botany, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam-682011, Kerala, India Merlee Teresa M.V. 2 Dept. of Botany, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam-682011, Kerala, India Pinkie Cherian 1 Department of Botany, St.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala-682011, India Sheela D. 2 Department of Botany, St.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala-682011, India Durga K.V. 3 Department of Botany, St.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala-682011, India K.V. Durga 1 1Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College EKM, Kerala, India D. Sheela 2 1Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College EKM, Kerala, India Nair Neethi C. 3 1Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College EKM, Kerala, India Nair Neethi C. 1 Department of Botany, St. Teresas College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India Sheela D. 2 Department of Botany, St. Teresas College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India Cherian Pinkie 3 Department of Botany, St. Teresas College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India > Research Paper 2017 3 22 2017 06 10 Flavonoids exhibit a wide range of biological activities and currently are of particularinterest as potential anticancer agents, as insect antifeedants and as natural insecticide. They constitute many secondary metabolites which have polyphenolic properties and with a wide range of pharmacological activities. The present investigation comprises eight medicinal plants which are coming under two sub tribes Heliantheae and Eupatorieae of the family Asteraceae viz., Adenostemma lavenia, O.Kze., Ageratum conyzoides, L., Eupatorium ayapana, Vent., Chromolaena odorata, L., Eclipta prostrata, L., Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr, Xanthium strumarium, L., and Acanthospermum hispidum, DC. The methanolic extracts of these plants were analyzed using HPTLC CAMAG Linomat 5, Eclipta prostrata, L. is found to have more flavonoid content than others. Rf values of the plants shows the range between 0.63 – 0.68. The data analysis shows that all the plants are positively correlated. The present work emphasizes onto the quantification of flavonoids and emphasizing the therapeutic potential as anti cancerous drug. Copyright@ International Science Community Association