Phytochemical Evaluation and In Vitro Antioxidant Study of Adiantum latifolium

Abstract

Adiantum latifolium an important medicinal plant belonging to the family adiantaceae. The plant is scientifically proved to use as antiinflammatory, analgesic, anti infectious, and diuretic. In this study, the antioxidant property of extract of Adiantum latifolium leaves was evaluated using the antioxidant assay techniques like reducing power assay and phosphomolybdate assay. The extract of Adiantum latifolium was prepared after drying using cold extraction method and ethanol extraction. The extract prepared was phytochemically evaluated and the antioxidant study was carried out using phosphomolybdate assay and reducing power assay using ethanolic extract. Thus, reducing power assay concludes the antioxidant activity increase with increase in concentration and phosphomolybdate assay confirms the antioxidant activity. Thus, this study concludes the antioxidant activity of the leaves of Adiantum latifolium and further studies could be done to establish the same.