PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND ANTIOXIDANT STUDY OF DENDROCALAMUS STRICTUS LEAF EXTRACTS
A K Daswad, G R Shendarkar*, D. P. Shelke, J. G. Pohare, S.N. Wangawar, A. K Dhadwe
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants have always been the principle sources of medicine worldwide. India sustains a very rich traditional medicinal plant wealth and inherits unique plant and animal communities. Present study enumerates the phytochemical screening and antioxidant evaluation of aqueous and methanolic extract of Dendrocalmus strictus (DS) leaves. Freshly collected and authenticated leaves were studied for its morphological and pharmacognostic character followed by physical and phytochemical evaluation. Phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, carbohydrates, steroids and flavonoids in both the extracts. Physical parameters like solubility, MP, ash values, LOD, extractive value etc. has been studied. The antioxidant activity of the extract was done by using DPPH method. The results showed that aqueous extract at 100?g/ml concentration and methanolic extract at 150?g/ml concentration showed the significant antioxidant effect as compared with ascorbic acid as standard.
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