Abstract:In folklore medicine, Vitex negundo leaf is used to treat inflammation, pain, runny nose, itching, tumor etc. Different fractions of crude methanol extract of leaf of Vitex negundo Linn. were tested to evaluate antioxidant, analgesic, thrombolytic, and antibacterial activities. Crude methanol (MeOH) extract and its fractions i.e. petroleum ether (PEFS), CHCl3 (CFS), CCl4 (CTFS), aqueous (AQFS) were subjected to antioxidant activity by DPPH free radical scavenging assay. Analgesic activity was investigated by a… Show more
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