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Elumalai, A.
- Pharmacognostical Evaluation of Mussaenda erythrophylla Linn leaves
Authors
1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Anurag Pharmacy College, Ananthagiri (V), Kodad (M), Nalgonda (DT), Andhra Pradesh, 508 206, IN
2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Anurag Pharmacy College, Ananthagiri (V), Kodad(M), Nalgonda (Dt), Andhra Pradesh, 508 206, IN
Source
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol 4, No 4 (2012), Pagination: 197-200Abstract
Mussaenda erythrophylla is an important Ayurvedic plant, belongs to the family Rubiaceae. The present study deals with a detailed pharmacognostical study on the leaf of M. erythrophylla. Literature survey reveals the presence of flavonoids, terpenoids, carbohydrates, tannins and glycosides. The physiochemical, morphological, histochemical and UV spectrophotometric profile presented in this paper will help in the identification of the drug and identifying the bio-marker responsible for therapeutic activity.
Keywords
Mussaenda erythrophylla, Pharmacognostical Study, Rubiaceae.
- In-Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq) Cogn
Authors
1 Mahathi College of Pharmacy, CTM X Road, Chittoor (Dt), ,Andhra Pradesh, 517 319, IN
2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Anurag Pharmacy College, Ananthagiri (V), Kodad (M), Nalgonda (Dt), Andhra Pradesh, 508 206, IN
3 Department of Pharmacognosy, Santhiram College of Pharmacy, Srinivas Nagar, Kurnool (Dt), Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, 518 501, IN
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Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol 4, No 4 (2012), Pagination: 209-211Abstract
The present study is to evaluate a systemic record of the relative antioxidant activity of Kedrostis foetidissima. The ethanolic extract of Kedrostis foetidissima was screened for their free radical, hydroxyl radical, superoxide and nitric oxide scavenging activity. Total antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract were compared with standard antioxidants ascorbic acid, copper sulphate 2, 6- di-ter-butyl-p-hydroxytoluene (BHT). Results indicate the ethanolic extract exhibited antioxidant potential of in-vitro screening methods. The results indicate that ethanolic extract showed moderate activity against standard drugs.