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ABSTRACT Plants are known in the pharmaceutical industry for their expansive structural range as well as their wide range of pharmacological actions. The biologically active compounds present in plants are called phytochemicals. These phytochemicals are derived from different parts of plants such as leaves, flowers, seeds, barks, roots and pulps. They are used as sources of straight medicinal agents and serve as a raw material base for elaboration of more complex semi-synthetic chemical compounds. Pouzolzia wightii Benn. is a medicinal herb comprising health-promoting secondary metabolites. This study was aimed to profile bioactive compounds in the different extracts using UV-Visible Spectroscopic Technique. The preliminary phytochemical screening tests revealed the presence of cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and terpenoids. The UV-Vis profile revealed various absorption bands ranging from 299 to 800 nm with different absorption respectively indicating the presence of flavonoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, terpenoids, carotenoids, chlorophyll, and alkaloids. The present study confirmed that Pouzolzia wightii Benn. contain nontoxic secondary metabolites that may play a pivotal role in human health.