Open AccessQUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE OF PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MALAYSIAN Euphorbia milii (EUPHORBIACEAE) AND ITS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES
Author(s) -
Nur Syafika Amani Abd. Mutalib,
Norhayati Yusuf,
Asnuzilawati Asari,
Ahmad Nazif Aziz,
Nurul Huda Abdul Wahab
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
malaysian applied biology/malaysian applied biology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2462-151X
pISSN - 0126-8643
DOI - 10.55230/mabjournal.v49i4.1626
Subject(s) - euphorbiaceae , phytochemical , traditional medicine , antioxidant , ethyl acetate , euphorbia , chemistry , biology , botany , chromatography , medicine , biochemistry
Euphorbiaceae plants had been traditionally used in healing various diseases. This study was designed to determine the secondary metabolites that exist in Malaysian Euphorbia milii (Euphorbiaceae) and it’s potential in antioxidant activities. Dried leaves and flowers of E. milii were extracted using hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol. The qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis was performed toward the crude extracts. The outcomes showed that alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, carbohydrates, and reducing sugar were mainly present in all of the samples extracted by the three solvents. For quantitative analysis, methanolic leaves extract contained the highest amount of flavonoids, given as 0.0867 ± 0.005 mg QE/g of the sample compared to other extracts. Meanwhile, the determination of antioxidant activities of each extract showed that methanol leaves extract consists of the highest antioxidant activity due to the presence of phytochemical compounds. This significant data provides preliminary findings that may lead to further development as a potential source of herbal medicine.