EVALUATION OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PHYSALIS MINIMA FRUITS FOR IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITY

Author(s): K. Sunitha*, M. Nagulu and K. Srisailam

Abstract: Traditional plants are used to treat several ailments. They are rich source of variety of phytoconstituents. The present phytochemical studies have addressed extracting, isolating and identifying bioactive compounds of plants. In the present study, Physalis minima unripe fruits were extracted with methanol and screened for active group of chemical constituents by different analytical methods. The literature survey revealed that there is no evaluation of immunomodulatory activity of the fruits. So, the present work was aimed to evaluate the immunomodulatory activity of methanolic extract of unripe fruits of Physalis minima. From research studies in the past and present HPLC and LC-MS data, it can be assumed that the extract possess steroidal alkaloids, which are responsible for immunostimulant properties.

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