Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND IN-VITRO ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF AVERRHOA BILIMBI FLOWER

Radhika G.*, Pradija Sasidharan, Ajithbabu T. K., Spinney Sulaiman, Harsha C. K.

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Abstract

Averrhoa bilimbi is a traditional medicinal plant cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries of our world. Literature survey on this plant shows that Averrhoa bilimbi is mainly used as a folk medicine in the treatment of many lifestyle disorders like diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidimic, hypertension, and as an antimicrobial agent. The phytochemical screening of Averrhoa bilimbi is carried out. This present research mainly focused on anti-diabetic activity of bilimbi flower. In vitro anti-diabetic activity of ethanolic extract of Averrhoa bilimbi flower was carried out by using alpha amylase inhibition method. The result of our study reveals that the ethanolic extract of the flowers has excellent anti diabetic activity and the active constituent might be useful for the further development in medical field.

Keywords: Averrhoa bilimbi, anti-diabetic activity, alpha amylase inhibition method, invitro activity, phytochemical screening.