Open AccessA Folk Medicine: <i>Passiflora incarnata</i> L. Phytochemical Profile with Antioxidant Potency
Author(s) -
Helan Soundra Rani Michael,
Nazneen Bobby Mohammed,
Ponnusamy Subramaniam,
Wesely Edward Gnanaraj
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2148-6247
pISSN - 1304-530X
DOI - 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.88886
Subject(s) - chemistry , dpph , abts , phytochemical , gallic acid , antioxidant , food science , flavonoid , phenols , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , biochemistry , medicine
Passiflora incarnata L., commonly called folk medicine declaredly used for an enormous range of therapeutic purposes, one such is antioxidant potency. The study prioritized to determine the phytochemical analysis of total phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, and tannins contents as well as the antioxidant properties through 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) quenching assay, 2,2-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) cation decolorization test, superoxide, and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging assays of ethanol extract of P. incarnata leaves.