Phytochemical analysis of nutraceutical plants selected from hilly area of Pakistan
Phytochemical analysis of nutraceutical plants selected from hilly area of Pakistan
Sanam Zarif Satti1, Tanvir Ahmad Quereshi2, Mehwish Zarif3 and Iftikhar Ahmad4
ABSTRACT
Five wild medicinal plants viz: Bacopa monnieri, Bauhinia variegata, Berberis aristata, Caltha alba, Cordia oblique were collected from different areas of Abbotabad, Murree, Swat and Kashmir in the month of May-June analyzed for their nutraceutical potential. Results of phytochemical screening reveals that among all the plant species promising total phenolics total flavonoids and antioxidant activity was observed. Highest value of total phenolic content was observed for B.aristata (80.25 mg GAE g-1) while lowest values was recorded for C. oblique (10.25 mg GAE g-1), highest value of flavonoid content was recorded as (38.5 mg QE g-1) and comparatively highest value of antioxidant activity was recorded for B. aristata (57.80%) It was concluded from the present results that antioxidant of the plant extract might be due to the presence of total phenols and total flavonoids content.
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June 2016
Vol. 66, Iss. 2
