Abstract

Ecbolium viride (Forsk.) Alston also known Ecbolium linneanum as commonly called as Blue Fox Tail. Plant is medicinallyimportant and reported in treatment such as in jaundice, rheumatism and against tumour in ayurveda, siddha and unani system of medicine. Ethnobotanical and phytochemical studies were done for chemically active ingredient by various phytochemical and analytical methods inleaves stem and root parts of plant extracts for proximate analysis for both fresh and dry material has been recorded. It is also found that in different solvent system.  The complete experimental results signifies that medicinal information from folk and ancient literature reveals the therapeutic efficiency of Ecbolium viride whichneed to further elaboration in future works to investigate active ingredient for disease specific