Phytochemical analysis, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity of Calotropis gigantea and its therapeutic applications

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Herbal remedies can be used to treat a variety of chronic inflammatory illnesses, like rheumatoid arthritis and leprosy. The plant Calotropis gigantea (C. gigantea) belongs to the family Apocynaceae. To treat numerous contagious diseases, C. gigantea is utilized alone or combine with certain medicinal herbs. Traditional Asian and African practitioners employed C. gigantea to treat a variety of inflammatory conditions like boils, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, leprosy and other disorders.

AIM OF THE STUDY: The goal of this study is to examine the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of C. gigantea leaf extracts extracted using methanol, petroleum ether, and water.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The leaf extracts of C. gigantea were obtained using the Soxhlet extraction technique. The phytoconstituents present in all three C. gigantea leaf extracts were confirmed by qualitative analysis, and the amounts of the alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids and phenols found in the extracts were quantified. C. gigantea crude extracts were subjected to a nitric oxide scavenging experiment to assess their free radical scavenging activities. Protein denaturation and proteinase inhibition assays were used to investigate the effectiveness of extracts to restrict denaturation of protein and to inhibit key enzymes responsible for tissue damage. Further, the membrane stabilization efficacy of plant extracts were examined by the heat-induced hemolysis method. The DPPH and FRAP experiments were performed to determine the antioxidant effectiveness of phytoconstituents extracted using different solvents. The GC-MS study of plant C. gigantea methanolic, aqueous and petroleum ether extracts displayed a broad range of compounds that possess beneficial therapeutic effects.

RESULTS: This study reveals that the methanolic extract of C. gigantea provides significantly more anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity than other extracts.

CONCLUSION: Compared to the aqueous and petroleum ether extracts, the methanolic leaf extract of C. gigantea demonstrated greater in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:303

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Journal of ethnopharmacology - 303(2023) vom: 01. März, Seite 115963

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sivapalan, Sreewardhini [VerfasserIn]
Dharmalingam, Sankari [VerfasserIn]
Venkatesan, Vijayalakshmi [VerfasserIn]
Angappan, Mangalagowri [VerfasserIn]
Ashokkumar, Veeramuthu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Antioxidants
C. gigantea
Inflammatory diseases
Journal Article
Naphtha
O3L624621X
Phytochemical analysis
Phytochemicals
Plant Extracts

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Date Completed 28.12.2022

Date Revised 03.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jep.2022.115963

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NLM349556261