Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Property of Selected Medicinal Plants Native to Cambodia

Volume 1 - Issue 2

Samell Keo¹*, Sonita Leang¹, Chanseiha Ny¹, Sokhany Lim¹, KosalvorlakChean¹, Huykhim Ung¹, Juthamart Maneenet², Yaowared Chulikhit² and Sin Chea¹

Received: March 27, 2018;   Published: April 04, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/DDIPIJ.2018.01.000109

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Abstract

Cambodian medicinal plants have been used to treat different diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, cancers, diabetes and AIDS. This study aimed at conducting the Phytochemical analysis and in vitro antioxidant activities of whole plant of Bryophyllumpinnatum (Lam.) Kurz, barks of Dillenia ovata Wall. ex Hook. f. & Thomson, rhizomes of Drynariafortunei (Kunze ex Mett.) J. Sm. and barks of Lophopetalumwallichii Kurz. native to Cambodia. All the plants were extracted with ethanolby maceration extraction method. The Phytochemical analysis for alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, coumarins, steroids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, essential oils, saponins and resins by using the standard methods. The in vitro antioxidant property was evaluated by assessing the DPPH˙ radical scavenging ability. The preliminary Phytochemical evaluation of these species exhibited that the ethanolic extracts of B. pinnatum (whole plant), D. ovata (barks), D.fortunei (rhizomes) and L.wallichii (barks) contain alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins and resins. Moreover, the ethanolic extracts of B. pinnatum whole plant, D. ovata barks, and D.fortunei rhizomes possess coumarins and steroids, and of L.wallichii barks have essential oils. The in vitro antioxidant activity of the species B. pinnatum whole plant, D. ovata barks, D.fortunei rhizomes and L.wallichii barks have prominent antioxidant activities. This study suggests the potential source of natural antioxidant in B. pinnatum, D. ovata, D.fortunei and L.wallichii native to Cambodia. Further research is highly recommended on the isolation of the antioxidant compounds from these species.

Keywords: B. pinnatum; D. ovate; D.fortunei; L.wallichii; Phytochemical analysis; In vitro antioxidant activity

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