Evaluation of antioxidant and Anthelmintic activity of methanolic flower extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Vijaya Jyothi M (1) , Bhargav E (2) , Pavan Kumar K (3) , Praneeth Gowd K (4) , Ram Pavan S (5)
(1) Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical education and research, K.R. Palli cross, Anantapuramu – 515721 Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(2) Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical education and research, K.R. Palli cross, Anantapuramu – 515721 Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(3) Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical education and research, K.R. Palli cross, Anantapuramu – 515721 Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(4) Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical education and research, K.R. Palli cross, Anantapuramu – 515721 Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(5) Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical education and research, K.R. Palli cross, Anantapuramu – 515721 Andhra Pradesh, India, India

Abstract

Nyctanthes arbour-tristis is a shrub belongs to the family Oleaceae. The flowers of this plant are fragrant since the presence of flavonol glycosides. It has also been reported for the presence of β-sitosterol, iridoid glycosides, tannins etc., and known to have immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, antiviral and antifungal activities. In the present study an attempt is made to identify antioxidant capacity and anthelminthic potential of methanolic flower extract of Nyctanthes arbour-tristis. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by total phenolic content assay, total flavonoids content assay, free radical scavenging activity and reducing ability methods. Anthelmintic activity was evaluated on Perithima posthuma using Piperazine citrate as standard drug. The results obtained for the above activities reveals that Nyctanthes arbour-tristis shows considerable antioxidant activity for all the methods and anthelminthic potential at 300 mg/ml.

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Vijaya Jyothi M
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Bhargav E
Pavan Kumar K
Praneeth Gowd K
Ram Pavan S
Vijaya Jyothi M, Bhargav E, Pavan Kumar K, Praneeth Gowd K, & Ram Pavan S. (2018). Evaluation of antioxidant and Anthelmintic activity of methanolic flower extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9(1), 78–81. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/4093

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