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Introduction: The use of medicinal plant is quasi-general throughout the continent; however some of the plants reputed in the indigenous system of medicine are not scientifically established for their activities. The study such as ethno medicine keenly represents one of the best avenues in searching new economic plants for medicine. The current study examined the phytochemicals, in vitro antioxidant activities of the Hydroethanolic and ethanolic extracts of twigs and fruits of Ficus ovata.
Materials and methods: These extracts were prepared by maceration of the twigs and fruits separately in ethanol or hydroethanolic solvent for 48hours. Then used for the phytochemical analysis and antioxidant potential screening in vitro which include polyphenol content test and the DPPH antiradical test.
Results:The Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, phenols and flavanoids in all extracts except phlobatannin that was absent in the fruit extracts. Fruits extracts had the highest polyphenol content (EF= 718.142 ± 12.910mg CatEq vs HF= 486.876 ± 8.606 mg CatEq; P< 0.05) and the best DPPH antiradical scavenging effect (IC50; EF= 2.7mg/ml, HF=0.70mg/ml) compared to twigs (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: our findings indicate that Ficus ovata content most bioactive phytochemicals use in traditional medicine and scavenging antiradical effects which could be essential for the improvement of cardiovascular related diseases.
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References
Abu H. Z., Moni R. S., Shammy S., Laizuman N. K. H., and S. R., 2011. Hypoglycemic and in vitro antioxidant activity of ethanolic extracts of Ficus racemosa Linn. fruits. Am. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 2(3): 391-400.
Ahmed, F and Urooj, A.Glucose – lowering, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic activities of stem bark of Ficus racemosa in streptozotocin – induced diabetic rats, J young pharm vol (1) ;2 160- 164 (2010).
Assi, A. L. 1990 Utilisation des diverses espèces de Ficus (Moraceae) dans la pharmacopée traditionnelle africaine de Cote D’ivoire » Mitt.inst. All. Bot.Hamburg. 23b, pp1039-1046
Claudia E. N. M., Ngwa A. F., Gilles I. D. F., Julius E. O., 2008. Invitro antioxidant activities and pancreatic α-amylase inhibition of some Cameroonian Medicinal Plants. International Journal of Biomedical and pharmaceutic sciences, 2(2), 94-97.
Hanelt P., Kilian, R. and Kilian W., 2001. Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops (except ornementals).
http://books.google.fr/books?id=10IMFSavIMsC
Kuete v., Nana F., Ngameni B., Mbaveng T., Keumedjio F., Ngadjui T., 2009. Antimicrobial activity of the crude extract, fractions and compounds from stem bark of Ficus ovata (Moraceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 124 (3): pp556-561.
Poongothai A., Sreena K. P., Sreejith K., Uthiralingam M., and Annapoorani S., 2011. Preliminary phytochemicals screening of Ficus racemosa Linn bark. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences; vol 2: issue 2: Apr-Jun.