Abstract

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF SOLANUM TORVUM LEAVES

C. Lalmuanthanga, C. Lalchhandama , M. C. Lallianchhunga, M. Ayub Ali and L. Inaotombi Devi*

ABSTRACT

Solanum torvum is a pharmacologically important plant which is an important source of many medicinally important chemicals. It is widely studied for their various pharmacological activities like antihypertensive, antioxidant, cardiovascular, antiplatelet aggregation, antimicrobial, antiviral activity etc. The antioxidant activity of the leaves of Solanum torvum was evaluated. The DPPH, FRAP and total Phenolic content of the leaves were 99.71±0.79 mg TE, 42.47±6.73 mg TE and 5.34±0.63 mg GAE/ gm dry leaves respectively. As the antioxidant content of the plant is high, this plant will have many positive effects on the human health such as reducing the hypertension, cardio protective effect, improvement in renal dysfunction etc. by scavenging free radicals and reactive oxygen species which are responsible for number of human disorders.

Keywords: Solanum torvum, antioxidant activity, DPPH, Total phenolic.