On the basis that only Q. obtusata showed the presence of lupeol,this species was used for the isolation and purification of the phy-tochemical. Each fraction obtained was monitored by TLC. TheTLC of fractions revealed in the first separation with the gradientformed from hexane and ethyl acetate gradient as mobile phasesthat only the fraction eluted with hexane:ethyl acetate (90:10) andlabelled as “I” (Table 1) showed a mayor compound correspondingto the standard of lupeol at a retention factor (Rf) of 0.5. When thelupeol fraction was subjected again to a column, a white fraction(315.16 mg) was produced when eluting with hexane (100%). Thecompound yield was 173.59 g per gram of sample. This fractionwas spotted on TLC plates showing the presence of unique bandat Rf0.5, corresponding to the standard of lupeol. The Rfvalue oflupeol was similar to reported by Rohini and Das (2011) and Sarpateand Tupkari (2012).