PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF BARRINGTONIA ACUTANGULA (L.) GAERTN. LEAVES

摘要

The proposed study on the potential valued bioactive benefits of Barringtonia acutangula leaf extracts, on the basis of phytochemical characteristics has explored their untapped properties. Barringtonia acutangula has exhibited its synergistic antioxidant activity, which is evidenced by some useful estimation like phenolic, flavonoid, tannin, flavonol, protein, carbohydrate and Vitamin C contents. F or all these estimations methanol extract has exhibited significant effects compared to chloroform and petroleum ether extracts. In vitro assays like DPPH - radical scavenging and reducing power activity revealed the promising potential in methanol extract. IC5 0and EC5 0values in methanol extract for the above assays were 0.15 and 0.11 mg. Significant contents for phenolic, flavono id, flavonol and tannin were 79.71, 109.52, 91.18 and 105.52 μg respectively. Hence, this piece of work acclaims the therapeutic potential of Barringtonia acutangula leaf extract indicating its pharmacological applications