Quantifying phytophenols in Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera leaf extracts
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Andrographis paniculata (Nilavembu) and Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) are some of the commonly available herbs, used for treating a wide range of ailments in man and animals. Both the plants possesses a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects attributed to their various active phytochemical constituents. The present study was undertaken to assess the qualitative phytochemistry and to estimate the total phenolic content of leaf extracts of the two plants by Spectrophotometry and Thin Layer Chromatography. The results thus obtained suggest that the leaves of Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera are potential sources of healthy phytochemicals especially phenols.
Authors and Affiliations
Divisha R, Ranganathan V, Vijayakaran K, Elamaran A, Senthil Kumar P
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