Abstract
Aim: To know the Preliminary phytochemical screening, Anti Inflammatory activity and antimicrobial activity Macrotyloma uniflorum (Horse gram) leaf ethanolic extract on selected oral pathogens.
 Introduction: Macrotyloma uniflorum also known as horse gram is a plant grown for feeding horses, rarely by humans and also in Ayurvedic cuisine. This plant is a legume from tropical southern Asia which belongs to the family of Fabaceae and the kingdom of Plantae.
 Materials and Methods: Macrotyloma uniflorum ethanolic plant extract was made and statistical analysis was done using various methods in order to know the anti inflammatory and antioxidant properties by preliminary phytochemical screening.
 Results and Discussion: The polyphenolic compounds flavonoids and tannins appear to be the most promising in Macrotyloma uniflorum ethanolic plant extract.
 Conclusion: The study demonstrated in vitro antioxidants and anti- inflammatory activities of Macrotyloma uniflorum leaf extract through scavenging, chelating and reducing activity.
Highlights
Macrotyloma uniflorum known as horse gram is a plant grown for feeding horses, rarely by humans and in Ayurvedic cuisine [1]
Macrotyloma uniflorum might contain a sizable amount of reductants which may react with the free radicals to stabilize and terminate from free radical chain reaction
Macrotyloma uniflorum has a significant amount of total phenolics and flavonoids
Summary
Macrotyloma uniflorum known as horse gram is a plant grown for feeding horses, rarely by humans and in Ayurvedic cuisine [1]. This plant is a legume from tropical southern Asia which belongs to the family of Fabaceae and the kingdom of Plantae [2]. There are various phytoconstituents like alkaloids, flavonoids, steroid, terpenoid, tannins, saponins, cardiac glycosides and anthraquinones [5] The presence of these phytoconstituents can be done using various tests like Dragemdorf Mayer, Wagner test, Alkaline reagent and Shinoda test, Liebermann Burchard test and Salkowski test, FeCl2 test, Foam test, and Killer-Killiani test [6,7]. Positive results from these tests indicate the presence of various phytoconstituents given above [8]
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