ABSTRACT
The increasing demand for bioactive compounds in plants encourages the discovery of novel extraction methods. Especially, the usage of phytochemicals in different industries such as pharmaceutical, chemical, and food further reinforces the importance of extraction. Moreover, the choice of extraction method is an essential factor which decides the quality and yield of the extraction. Both traditional and nonconventional extraction methods can be used to extract phytochemicals from plant matrix. However, time consumption and high volume of hazardous solvent usage make conventional methods less popular among researchers. Furthermore, the concern of environment has led to a green approach of extraction by utilizing novel green extraction methods which result better yield in a short period of time with minimal solvent usage. This chapter mainly deals with principles of different extraction methods along with their strengths and limitations, and their comparative usage in bioactive compound extraction.
