Abstract

• There is a very few scientific information on Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., so the qualitative and quantitative analysis of leaves, barks, fruits, seeds and roots was performed by using the methods given in WHO (1998) and Trease and Evans (2002). The plant specimens were collected from Loilem Township,Southern Shan State. Identification of the plant was done by standard procedure. In preliminary phytochemical study, the three different extracts such as petroleum ether, chloroform, and ethanol extracts of leaves, barks, fruits , seeds and roots were found to contain tannins, flavonoids, steroids and terpenoids whereas alkaloids were present in 1%hydrochloric acid extract of leaves, barks and roots. However, reducing sugar, glycoside and cyanogenic glycoside were absent in the whole plant parts. Moreover, the watery extract of leaves, barks, fruits and roots contain amino acids, carbohydrates, starch, saponins, and phenolic compounds where as the seeds has no starch, saponins, phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The extractive values with different solvents and ash values were also analyzed and recorded. The Energy Dispers ive X-Rays Fluorescence Spectrophotometer (EDXRF) analysis was used to investigate the elements present in different plants parts. According to the results, the barks of Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. has more calcium element (73.109 %) than other parts of the plants whereas potassium in fruits was (76.266 %) and iron in seeds was (44.082 %).The Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) analysis was performed to investigate the heavy metal contents in powdered of different parts of the plants. In nutritional study, it was significantly found that 40.25 % of carbohydrates in barks, 30.78 % of crude fat in fruits and 48.71 % of crude fibers in seeds. The obtain data from this research could be use for crude development.