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- Title
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA WITH ITS ANTIOXIDANT EVALUATION.
- Authors
Rizvana; Ajayakumar, Anusha; Krishnakumar, K.; E., Hareeshbabu
- Abstract
Emilia sonchifolia (Asteraceae) is a traditionally used medicinal plant seen mostly in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Various plant parts were reported to have antioxidant, anticancer, wound healing, anti inflammatory activity, analgesic etc. Aim of this study mainly focused on the evaluation of phytochemical constituents and in vitro antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extracts of leaves and stems of Emilia sonchifolia by using DPPH radical scavenging assay. Methodology follows that the dried coarse powder material of the leaves and stems of Emilia sonchifolia were subjected to extraction by simple maceration with solvents of increasing polarity - n-hexane, chloroform, ethanol and water. Phytochemical screening of the plant extracts revealed the presence of carbohydrate, tannin, alkaloid, coumarin, saponin and phenol. In vitro antioxidant assay of the ethanolic extract of leaves of sonchifolia resulted in 91.17% inhibition at 500 µg/ml and ethanolic extract of stems of the plant resulted in 89.02% inhibition at 500 µg/ml.
- Subjects
PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT extracts; PLANT stems; MEDICINAL plants; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOHYDRATES
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 6, p33
- ISSN
0976-7126
- Publication type
Article