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Herbal medicines act as a treasure and thus play an important role in primary health care in many developing countries. One such herbal medicine is Pergularia daemia. The roots of Pergularia daemia are found to have more medicinal properties. The present study deals with the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the roots of Pergularia daemia in different solvents. The qualitative analysis of the roots showed the presence of alkaloids, steroids, saponins, phenols, tannins, aminoacids, cardiac glycosides, carbohydrates and proteins. The quantification of the compounds like alkaloids, flavanoids and phenols were done. This study deals with the separation of compounds present in crude methanolic extract of Pergularia daemia leaves by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. The results suggested that the roots of Pergularia daemia has significant phytocomponents and can be used as a curative for many medical ailments. HPLC shows the presence of five major peaks and exhibited the presence of five major components in the methanolic extract of the leaves.