Abstract
The study was done to assess the in-vitro antibacterial potential of various extracts was studied and compared with ciprofloxacin as the standard and shows significant action against E. coli, B. substilis S. aureus, S. pyrogenes, P. aeruginosa, and S. typhi. Anti-fungal potential of the aqueous extract also studied using miconazole as standard and shows significant action against A. niger and C. albicans. Anthelmintic potential of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts was also studied on earthworms, Eudrillus eugeniae using albendazole as standard and shows moderate activity. In the present study in-vitro free radical scavenging activity of whole plant material performed. Various crude extracts of S. xanthocarpum was prepared by successive maceration process using various solvents such as; chloroform, petroleum ether (60-80o), acetone, ethanol and distilled water. Each one extract have been chosen to study the free radical inhibitory activity by DPPH radical scavenging method. The preliminary phytochemical screening of extracts showed that sterols, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates and proteins were present in the plant. Petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, ethanol and distilled water extracts showed 52.69, 46.15, 21.08, 52.72 and 44.35 % respectively compared to standard ascorbic acid. Acetone extract showed poor inhibition of DPPH radical compared to standard and other extracts also.
Highlights
Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad and Wendl is significant remedial plant belong to family Solanaceae, which finds uses in Ayurvedic system of medicine such as respiratory tract infection, asthma, cough, common cold, antipyretic, dyspnea, dropsy, and chest pain.[1,2,3] The roots are used in fever, cough, asthma, inflammation and as diuretic & antiemetic.[4,5,6] Chronic cough in children relieves if the powdered fruit is given with honey
The fruit extract is showed the antispermatogenic action in rats. 8-9 It been reported that fruits and roots of the plant exhibit larvicidal activity aligned with tracks of malaria and dengue. 10
Bearing in mind the mounting attention in evaluating the antioxidant capability of herbal drugs in this research, we studied the antioxidant properties of S. xanthocarpum.[16]
Summary
Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad and Wendl is significant remedial plant belong to family Solanaceae, which finds uses in Ayurvedic system of medicine such as respiratory tract infection, asthma, cough, common cold, antipyretic, dyspnea, dropsy, and chest pain.[1,2,3] The roots are used in fever, cough, asthma, inflammation and as diuretic & antiemetic.[4,5,6] Chronic cough in children relieves if the powdered fruit is given with honey. It’s occurs commonly in waste places, roadsides and along railway lines through out India. It is very spiny, diffused much -branched, perpetual plant attaining height up to 1.2 m. The current research work deals with aforesaid activity of the S. xanthocarpum using standard laboratory model
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