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Spinach is a leafy green flowering plant. The leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed by fresh leaves. The bioactive components present in the Spinach oleracea plant leaves are known to be responsible for its medicinal properties. The present study was undertaken to compare the effect of different extraction solvents to extract the active components like carbohydrates, tannin, flavonoid, phenol, carbohydrate from the dried leaves of Spinach oleracea plant. The extraction solvents used were Ethyl acetate, Petroleum ether and Methanol. Phytochemical analysis, total flavonoid concentration, total phenol concentration and antioxidant activity have been identified to compare the efficiency of different extraction solvents. The results shows that using methanol as an extraction solvent works best for the extraction of various active phytochemicals, the total flavonoid and phenols concentration and the antoxidant activity showed the effective scavenging activity. This is the report that directly compares the three extraction solvents for the extraction of active components from the Spinach oleracea leaves and shows that method should be the solvent of...
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The present work has been done with an objective to analyze the crude drug parametrs responsible for tenable antioxidant effect of leaf, stem and root of Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. Fresh leaf, stem and root of Glycosmis pentaphylla were extracted with ethanol (EEGPle, EEGPst, EEGPro). The antioxidant profiling was done through different methods like 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay, 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethyl benzothiazoline acid (ABTS) free radical scavenging assay and nitric oxide (NO) free radical scavenging assay. Crude drug parameters were focussed mainly on micrometric properties so as to determine the flow properties when consumed for medicinal purposes. A significant antioxidant activity was revealed by the EEGPle [EC50: (29.04±0.008) µg/mL], compared to EEGPst and EEGPro in DPPH assay. The ranking order for ABTS was EEGPle > EEGPst > EEGPro. The EC50 value of NO of the EEGPle, EEGPst and EEGPro were (263.14±0.05) µg/mL, (312.62±0.07) µg/mL and (384.62±0.006)µg/mL respectively. Quantity of TFC and TPC were highest in EEGPle (112.96±3.89 mg QRE/g and 96.6±1.08 mg GAE/g extract) rather than EEGPst and EEGPro...
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Urolithiasis is a complex process that occurs from the various physiochemical event, including super-saturation aggregation, nucleation, growth, nucleation within the kidney. Data from different types of studies revealed that phytomedicines useful as an alternative remedy for the management of Urolithiasis. Terminalia chebula has been reported to possess antiurolithiatic property. The fruits were extracted in aqueous by maceration. In-vitro study was conducted to study the anti-urolithiatic effect of fruits of a macerated aqueous extract with standard drug Cystone. The titrimetric method was performed to evaluate the dissolution of stone crystal. Aqueous extract of fruits of Terminalia chebula proved a significant effect compared with standard drug Cystone. Aqueous extract of fruits of Terminalia chebula dissolves 48% crystal while Cystone dissolved 62% calcium oxalate crystal in an in-vitro...
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Introduction: Picrorhiza kurroa is a well-known plant used in Ayurvedic medicines belonging to the family, Scrophul-ariaceae. This herb has been traditionally used in treating liver disorders, upper respiratory tract disorders, reduce fever, scorpion stings, and treat dyspepsia and chronic diarrhea. Experiment: The macroscopy, microscopy, powder microscopy, physiochemical screening was done on Picrorhiza kurroa roots. TLC, HPTLC. Results: The macroscopy, microscopy, and powder microscopy study reveals the identification of P. kurroa root. The phytochemical studies showed the presence of secondary active constituents such as phenols, glycosides, etc., TLC and HPTLC analysis showed that the chloroform fraction of P. kurroa has a higher number of peaks and spots compared to total...
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Salacia chinensisis, commonly known as Saptarangi in the Hindi family of Hippocrateaceae, it is a woody climbing shrub found in Africa, Vietnam, and Thailand. A large number of biologically active compounds like salacinol, kotalanol, neokotalanol, neosalacinol, salasol, and mangiferin are isolated from S. chinensis. Traditionally, the plant is used in the treatment of diabetes, but there are few studies that demonstrate its use as anti-inflammatory, nephroprotective, anticancer, and treatment of cardiac disorders. The present study involves extraction, isolation, structural elucidation, and prediction of antioxidant activity from the roots of S. chinensis. The roots were extracted with water and methanol by using a hot extraction method. The methanol extract was fractionated with ethyl acetate. The antioxidant activity of different extracts was determined by 1, 1-diphenyl-2- picryl- hydrazyl (DPPH) method. The highest antioxidant activity was found in ethyl acetate extract, followed by methanol extract and water extract. Ethyl acetate extract showed maximum antioxidant activity, so the extract was used for the isolation of antioxidant compounds by column chromatography. The compound was...
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