Extraction, Pharmacognosy Studies, Phytochemical Analysis and in vitro Antioxidant Studies of Garcinia xanthochymus

The present investigation aims to understand the Garcinia xanthochymus with regard to its extractive values, pharmacognosy studies, phytochemical analysis and in vitro antioxidant studies. Pharmacognosy parameters such as moisture content, extractive values, fluorescence parameters, and ash values were determined. Preliminary phytochemical analysis indicates that the extracts contain alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics and tannins, phytosterols and triterpenoids. Ferric ion reducing property was found to be maximum for the fruit extract where as the nitric oxide scavenging activity of all the three extracts was not very significant compared to rutin. ABTS radical scavenging activity of fruits extract was considerably high compared to the other extracts. However, the total antioxidant activity was found to be significantly high for the extract from aerial parts than the extracts from fruits and ischolar_main. It is evident from the studies that various parts of Garcinia xanthochymus contained significantly higher amounts of health beneficial phytochemicals. It is also clear that the extract of aerial parts, fruits and ischolar_mains possessed potentially beneficial antioxidant activities. In view of its use in ancient medicine coupled with the recent understandings of the Garcinia xanthochymus the plant may be considered for further exploration as very potent nutraceutical.