Phytochemical Screening, Physicochemical Properties, Acute Toxicity Testing and Screening of Hypoglycaemic Activity of Extracts of Eremurus himalaicus Baker in Normoglycaemic Wistar Strain Albino Rats

Table 1

General physicochemical parameters of Eremurus himalaicus.

Test parameters	Results
Description	Medium green foliage, white inflorescence, slightly bitter in taste
Loss on drying at 105°C	1.419% w/w
Successive extract value
Petrol	2.30%
EtOAc	3.10%
MeOH	26.12%
Aqueous	14.60%
Total ash	9.702% w/w
Acid insoluble ash	8.826% w/w
Water soluble ash	1.427% w/w
Residue on ignition/sulphated ash	0.963% w/w
pH of 1.00% w/v soln.	6.18
pH of 10.00% w/v soln.	6.02