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Studies on the Hepatoprotective Property of Folklore Medicinal Plants of Badagas in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats-Phytochemistry and Antioxidant Activity


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Badagas are the original settlers of the Nilgiris district,Tamil Nadu in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve falling in Western Ghats. Eight selected medicinal plants alleged to cure liver disorders are subjected to phytochemical screening and two plants assayed for antioxidant activity in the present study. The medicinal plants. Embelia basaal contains the maximum number of bioactive compounds like alkaloids, flavanoids, saponins and tannins, followed by Heracleum sprengelianum which shows alkaloids, glycosides, flavanoids and saponins. Givotia rottlariformis possesses saponnins, tannins and triterpenes only. The antioxidant activity of methanolextract of Givotia rottlariformis shows the highest activity about 5-6times more than that of ascorbic acid (the standard); whereas the methanol extract of Embelia basaal exhibits only about 3 times more than that of ascorbic acid. Therefore, crude drug preparations for jaundice therapy may be attempted utilizing these two folklore medicinal plants.


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Jaundice, Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Activity, Badagas, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
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Authors

G. V. Madhunisha
Department of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Aranvoyal Kuppam, Thiruvallur, India
S. Gayathri
Department of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Aranvoyal Kuppam, Thiruvallur, India
S. Nirmaladevi
Department of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Aranvoyal Kuppam, Thiruvallur, India
K. Janardhanan
Department of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, Aranvoyal Kuppam, Thiruvallur, India

Abstract


Badagas are the original settlers of the Nilgiris district,Tamil Nadu in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve falling in Western Ghats. Eight selected medicinal plants alleged to cure liver disorders are subjected to phytochemical screening and two plants assayed for antioxidant activity in the present study. The medicinal plants. Embelia basaal contains the maximum number of bioactive compounds like alkaloids, flavanoids, saponins and tannins, followed by Heracleum sprengelianum which shows alkaloids, glycosides, flavanoids and saponins. Givotia rottlariformis possesses saponnins, tannins and triterpenes only. The antioxidant activity of methanolextract of Givotia rottlariformis shows the highest activity about 5-6times more than that of ascorbic acid (the standard); whereas the methanol extract of Embelia basaal exhibits only about 3 times more than that of ascorbic acid. Therefore, crude drug preparations for jaundice therapy may be attempted utilizing these two folklore medicinal plants.


Keywords


Jaundice, Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Activity, Badagas, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.