Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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ISSN: 2167-0412
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ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
Sikha Dutta
Burdwan-713104, West Bengal
India
Research Article
Study of Antioxidant Activity and Immune Stimulating Potency of the Ethnomedicinal Plant, Cassia alata (L.) Roxb.
Author(s): Saheli Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, KK Dey and Sikha DuttaSaheli Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, KK Dey and Sikha Dutta
Today there is renewed awareness of the value of natural resources, and this realization has led to carrying out tests for an increased utilization of wild plants as food and drug sources [1-4]. Cassia alata (L.) Roxb. (Leguminosae family) is a medicinal plant, whose English names are Ringworm bush and Candelabra bush. It is a native plant of South America and can found widely in tropical region. Fresh or dried leaflet of Cassia alata has been used as folk medicines in many countries for treatment of constipation, stomach pain, and ringworm and skin disease [5]. In present study, an attempt has been made to investigate the antioxidant potency and the immune stimulating property of this ethno medicinally important plant Cassia alata. Methanolic extract of the leaves of C. alata was assayed for determining the antioxidant compounds present in this plant. Estimation of total phenols, Vit.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0412.1000131