International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 11 Issue 4
2020 (October-December)
In vivo in Vitro Antioxident Study of Ficus Bengalensis Linn
Herbal drugs and herbal formulations are frequently considered to be less toxic and free from side effects than the synthetic one. Indian and other ancient civilizations were leveraging these plants for curing and treating various diseases and ailments. The imposing banyan tree of poetry and legend is a store-house of invaluable remedies for some of the deadliest diseases. lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis lessThan /i greaterThan Linn (Moraceae lessThan i greaterThan ) lessThan /i greaterThan is commonly known as Banyan tree or Bargad. It possesses several medicinal properties in ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicines It is renowned for the presence of polyphenols and flavonoids in plants, generally responsible for their vibrant antioxidant activity. The present study focused on the antioxidant activity of ethanol, aqueous extract and chloroform fraction lessThan i greaterThan Invivo lessThan /i greaterThan and in vitro respectively of aerial parts of lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis Linn lessThan /i greaterThan found to be lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan The total phenolic contents of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of aerial parts of lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis Linn lessThan /i greaterThan was found to 56.8 mg and 113.1 mg of gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g respectively and total flavonoids content of both test extracts of lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis Linn lessThan /i greaterThan was found to be 6.mg and 8.3 mg equivalent of quercetin /gm of the dry weight basis. The obtained amount of total phenolic and flavonoids in the tested extracts indicated that the extracts possess high antioxidant potential and lessThan i greaterThan In vitro lessThan /i greaterThan methods have proven the effectiveness of the tested extracts and fractions of lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis Linn lessThan /i greaterThan compared to the reference standard antioxidant ascorbic acid. Therefore, Ethanol, aqueous extracts and chloroform fraction of lessThan i greaterThan Ficus bengalensis Linn lessThan /i greaterThan aerial parts indicates its ability to scavenge free radicals, thereby preventing inhibiting peroxidation chain reaction and thus provide protection against the development of diabetes which may be due to the presence of phenolic and flavonoid. Consequently it may be assumed that the antioxidant activity of the extract might play an important role for anti-hyperglycemic activity of the plant extract.
Fegade Sachin A* and Siddaiah M
Antioxidant, Ficus benghalensis Linn, DPPH, Free radical, phenolic content, flavonoids
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