Phytochemical and physicochemical variations in different tea varieties and clones grown at Nthri, Shinkiari, Mansehra Pakistan
Abstract
D. Kamal*, G. Mujtabshah, A. Waheed, M. Abbass Khan, N. Ahmed, U. Jadoon, M. Iqbal, A. Lariab Syed, R. Bibi, I. Iqra, A. Qamer and I. Ahmed
Tea belongs to family of Theaceae and most popular drinking beverages of world. Present study was carried out to find out phytochemical and physicochemical analysis of different tea varieties and clone grown at PARC-National Tea and high Value Crops Research Institute, Shinkiari, Mansehra, Pakistan. Phytochemical screening was carried out using standard procedure and extract were made in three solvent i.e., methanol, ethanol and aqueous extract. Phytochemical screening of methanolic, ethanolic and aqueous extract showed the presence of tannins, Saponins, phenol, flavonoid, quniones and steroid in various tea varieties and clone. Alkaloid and anthraquniones were absent in tea variety and clone. Phlobatannins were absent in aqueous extract whereas present in all tae varieties in ethanolic extact whereas in case methanolic extact it was present in few varieties and clones. Glycosides were present in methanolic and aqueous extract whereas in ethanolic extract it was absent in some varieties of tea i.e., Turkish, Roupi, Japanese, Indonesian. Physicochemical analysis result that moisture content, ash content and crude fiber content ranges from 2.14 to 2.84, 0.09% to 0.37% and 0.08% to 0.34% respectively. Present study concluded that teas are great importance in medicine due to presence of phytochemical and good source of energy and nutrient.