<p class="TitleMain"><em>In vitro</em> pharmacological potential of <em>Epiprinus mallotiformis</em> – An endemic species of Western Ghats</p><p> </p>
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<p class="TitleMain"><em>In vitro</em> pharmacological potential of <em>Epiprinus mallotiformis</em> – An endemic species of Western Ghats</p><p> </p> |
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N, Bhagya ; Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore-574199, Karnataka, India K R, Chandrashekar ; Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore-574199, Karnataka, India University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India; BRNS, Mumbai, India; VGST, Dept. IT BT & ST, DST, Govt. of Karnataka, India |
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Anti-inflammatory; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Epiprinus mallotiformis; Phytochemical |
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<p class="Default"><em>Epiprinus</em><em> mallotiformis</em> is an endemic species of Western Ghats, traditionally known to cure dysentery, digestive problems, ulcers, gonorrhoea and also as a good antimicrobial and diuretic agent. The present investigation was done to evaluate the <em>in vitro</em> pharmacological activities and preliminary screening for phytochemicals in leaf, stem and bark extracts. The study revealed an optimum antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities and the presence of phenolics, flavonoids and saponins in the plant extracts. The ethyl acetate fraction of leaf samples exhibited a very significant antibacterial activity against <em>S. aureus</em> with a minimum bactericidal concentration of 8 mg/mL which might be due to the presence of high saponin content (9 %) in the leaves. The investigation also suggests the possible use of <em>E. mallotiformis</em> as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent.</p> |
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Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR) [Formerly Natural Product Radiance (NPR)] 2018-09-25 12:39:37 |
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Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR) [Formerly Natural Product Radiance (NPR)]; ##issue.vol## 9, ##issue.no## 2 (2018): June, 2018 |
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