Plant material
The roots of Glycosmis mauritiana were collected from the rural areas of the Shahjahanpur District in the month of September 2008. Authentication was achieved by the comparison with the herbarium specimen deposited in the herbarium of the faculty of botany, G.F. College (Rohilkhand University), Shahjahanpur. Fresh and dried plant material were used as a source for the extraction of secondary plant components. Freshly harvested and dried material is more commonly used since old dried material stored for a period may undergo some qualitative changes.