PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, ANTHELMINTIC AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF DIPCADI KRISHNADEVARAYAE (ASPARAGACEAE)

Author(s): Vijaya Jyothi M*, S. Salamma#, E. Bhargav*, M.V.N.L. Chaitanya* and B. Ravi Prasad Rao#

Abstract: Dipcadi krishnadevarayae (Asparagaceae) is a bulbous monocotyledonous medicinal plant discovered in 2016 in different localities of Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh. In the present work, we studied its anthelmintic and antioxidant potential of methanolic and n-hexane extracts. Phytochemical investigations revealed that methanolic extract of both whole stem and bulbous parts possess flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, alkaloids, saponins and tannins. Significant anthelminthic activity was found with methanolic stem extract against Standard drug Albendazole. Antioxidant potential was performed by Folin-Ciocalteu’s method, Free Radical Scavenging Activity (FRSA), UV spectrophotometric method and Oyaizu method and the results revealed that both methanolic stem and bulb extracts possess considerable antioxidant activity when compared with standard antioxidants.

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