Evaluation of In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Some Plants of Cachar District, Assam.

Paul, Satya Bhushan; Mazumder, Afjal Hussain; Gogoi, Hemanta Kumar; Gogoi, Baikuntha Jyoti; Chaurasia, AK; Singh, Lokendra; Srivastava, Ranjan

doi:10.1016/s0975-3575(10)80118-x

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“…[31] The observed anticandidial activity of the plant extracts might be related to the high level of phenolic compounds along with other phytochemicals. [22,32] Earlier reports projected a positive correlation of phenolic compounds with antimicrobial activity. [33] However, the two parameters may not always correlate.…”

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“…[29][30] In our previous study, varied total phenolic contents of the extracts (0.456-0.0429 mg GAE/mg dry weight of extract) was recorded (Table 2), with highest phenolic content in E. ferox seed extract (0.456 mg GAE/mg DW) followed by S. pulcherimma leaf extract (0.33 mg GAE/ mg DW). [22] The strong correlation of total phenolic content with anticandidial activity might be due to phenolic compounds, which are responsible for antioxidant action. Significant antioxidant activity of E. ferox was reported earlier.…”

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In vitro activity of some medicinal plants from Cachar district, Assam (India) against Candida albicans

Mazumder

Das

Gogoi

et al. 2012

Pharmacognosy Journal

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Introduction: The current research has focused on the potentiality of medicinal plants for treatment of Candida albicans infections. Five plants viz. Clerodendron colebrookianum Walp. (Leaf), Gnetum gnemon L. (Leaf), Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud. (Leaf), Garcinia lancifolia (Don) Roxb (Leaf) and Euryale ferox Salisb. (Seed), used as traditional medicines in Cachar district, Assam, India were selected to evaluate in vitro activity against C. albicans. Methods: The plant samples were extracted with methanol. Agar well diffusion assay was used to test the activity of the plant extracts and broth microdilution method was used to determine the MIC. Results: All extracts showed anticandidial activity with zones of inhibition ranging from 17 to 25 mm at 2 × 10 5 µg/ml extract. E. ferox and S. pulcherrima showed the highest activity with the MIC value of 1.25 × 10 4 µg/ml. The remaining extracts were comparatively less effective showing MIC value of 2.5 × 10 4 µg/ml. Conclusions: Anticandidial activity of the plants extracts, observed in this study highlighted further in vivo investigation and identification of the active compounds for therapeutic uses. The anticandidial activity of S. pulcherrima and G. lancifolia is probably the first report to the best of our knowledge.

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In vitro activity of some medicinal plants from Cachar district, Assam (India) against Candida albicans

Mazumder

Das

Gogoi

et al. 2012

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“…Reagents for phytochemical screening were freshly prepared according to the stated guidelines. [28][29] Antioxidant activity test…”

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Phytochemical screening and analysis of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Ficus auriculata (Lour.) Stem Bark

Gaire

Lamichhane

Sunar

et al. 2011

Pharmacognosy Journal

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The ethnomedicinal and traditional uses of F. auriculata in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, cuts, wounds, mumps, cholera, jaundice [6] etc. suggest that the plant must have antimicrobial as well as antioxidant efficacy. Several studies on other species of Ficus have shown the potential antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, but clinical researches regarding these properties of F. auriculata have not been carried out. So our main aim in this research is to explore the antibacterial and antioxidant efficacy of different extracts of bark of F. auriculata. It has been shown that in vitro screening methods could provide the needed preliminary observations necessary to select crude plant extracts with potentially useful properties for further chemical and pharmacological investigations. [7,8] That's why before investigating pharmacological activity of plant extracts preliminary phytochemical screening plays the pivotal role. Antioxidant defense system combats against wide range of degenerative diseases including inflammation, cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes, liver injury, Alzheimer, Parkinson,

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“…[ 8 10 ] It is also claimed that S. pulcherrima leaves damage the tapeworm eggs present in pork when boiled with it. [ 10 14 ]…”

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Pharmaceutical scope of a phytochemically unexplored medicinal plant, Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud.: A review

Mazumder¹,

Das²,

Gogoi³

et al. 2015

Phcog Rev

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Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud. is widely used as traditional medicine and food by different tribes and communities of Assam in India and in neighboring countries. Recent studies conducted in our laboratory showed the broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of its crude extract and different solvent fractions and detected the presence of phenolics, flavonoids, saponin, and acidic compounds. This review gives a bird's eye view of the traditional uses of S. pulcherrima as food and medicine based on the information gathered by personal interaction with the people of different places of Assam as well as the investigations made on its ethno-botanical claims, biological activities, and other aspects by various workers since years till date and highlight the prospects of future research.

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Evaluation of In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Some Plants of Cachar District, Assam.

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References 17 publications

In vitro activity of some medicinal plants from Cachar district, Assam (India) against Candida albicans

In vitro activity of some medicinal plants from Cachar district, Assam (India) against Candida albicans

Phytochemical screening and analysis of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Ficus auriculata (Lour.) Stem Bark

Pharmaceutical scope of a phytochemically unexplored medicinal plant, Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud.: A review

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