CHARACTERIZATION OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Costus igneus USING FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETER (FTIR)
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at characterizing the chemical constituents of Costus igneus using FTIR. Standard analytical methods were used in the analysis of the samples. The result of this study revealed the presence of various functional groups. Which were primary amines, aliphatic amine alkanes aromatics carboxylic acids secondary amines, alcohols, and phenols. This shows that Costus igneus could be find applications in pharmaceutical industry for the production of drugs. Therefore more studies on the phytoconstituent with the use of…