PHYTOCHEMICAL, ELEMENTAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL STUDY OF .

Background: Existing populations of (Lauraceae) are rapidly declining as a consequence of their substitutive use for . The uncontrolled and excessive removal of the bark and roots of this species has led to the death of many of these plants and may eventually result in its depletion in the natural habitat.

Materials And Methods: The secondary metabolites from the leaves and fruits of were extracted using solvents of various polarities, isolated using column chromatography and identified using spectroscopic techniques.