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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2022)
Preliminary pharmacognostic, phytochemical and DPPH radical scavenging activity of Elaeocarpus ganitrus seed (Rudraksha)
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Subhashish Tripathy, Amit Mishra, Arun Kumar Mishra
Abstract
Elaeocarpus ganitrus plant is a traditional medicinal plant that has a long-established history of healing diseases in medicinal science since ancient times. Wearing Rudraksha seeds cures sicknesses such as stress, sleeplessness, nervousness, lack of concentration, depression, heart diseases such as hypertension, rheumatism and sterility, etc. In the present research, we have conducted preliminary pharmacognostic, phytochemical studies and Di-phenyl picryl hydroxyl radical scavenging assay (DPPH) of Rudraksha seed. Rudraksha seeds are used for phytochemical screening. The existence of secondary metabolites like alkaloids, terpenes and flavonoids is then determined from seed extracts and, also so, antioxidants' ability to reduce the DPPH radical is measured in this test. Screenings of phytochemicals in various extracts indicate the presence of various constituents like alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, glycosides, saponins, phytosterols, etc. The antioxidant activities in extracts of the seeds of Elaeocarpus ganitrus show hydro-alcohol and ascorbic acid had IC50 values of 59 ± 0.56 and 50 ±1.58 g / ml.
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Pages:310-318
How to cite this article:
Subhashish Tripathy, Amit Mishra, Arun Kumar Mishra "Preliminary pharmacognostic, phytochemical and DPPH radical scavenging activity of <em>Elaeocarpus ganitrus </em>seed (Rudraksha) ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 310-318
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