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Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Sesbania grandiflora Leaves Extracts


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1 Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Tekari, Raipur (C.G.), India
2 Oriental College of Pharmacy, Raisen Road, Bhopal (M.P.), India
3 Department of Chemistry, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
     

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Sesbania grandiflora, family: Fabaceae commonly known as 'sesbania', is widely used as Indian folk medicine. S.grandiflora has the common names of Agati, Corkwood Tree and West Indian Pea. In India it is known as vaka or basna. Traditionally Sesbania grandiflora, is used alone or with other medicinal plants to treat a variety of ailments. The plant's extracts were screened for the presence of phytochemicals and were used to determine their free radical scavenging activity. The extracts showed potent antioxidant activity in the scavenging of DPPH radicals. The potent antioxidant activity of the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Sesbania grandiflora, may be due to the high phenolic content such as tannins and flavonoids, was proved by estimation of total phenolic content.

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Sesbania grandiflora, Phytochemical Screening, Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity.
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  • Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Sesbania grandiflora Leaves Extracts

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Authors

Amit Roy
Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Tekari, Raipur (C.G.), India
Dayananda Bhoumik
Oriental College of Pharmacy, Raisen Road, Bhopal (M.P.), India
Ram Kumar Sahu
Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Tekari, Raipur (C.G.), India
Jaya Dwivedi
Department of Chemistry, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


Sesbania grandiflora, family: Fabaceae commonly known as 'sesbania', is widely used as Indian folk medicine. S.grandiflora has the common names of Agati, Corkwood Tree and West Indian Pea. In India it is known as vaka or basna. Traditionally Sesbania grandiflora, is used alone or with other medicinal plants to treat a variety of ailments. The plant's extracts were screened for the presence of phytochemicals and were used to determine their free radical scavenging activity. The extracts showed potent antioxidant activity in the scavenging of DPPH radicals. The potent antioxidant activity of the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Sesbania grandiflora, may be due to the high phenolic content such as tannins and flavonoids, was proved by estimation of total phenolic content.

Keywords


Sesbania grandiflora, Phytochemical Screening, Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity.

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