Antioxidant Potential and Phytochemical Study of Withania coagulans Dunal; Investigating the Herbal Medicine of Pakistan
Antioxidant Potential and Phytochemical Study of Withania coagulans Dunal; Investigating the Herbal Medicine of Pakistan
Jawad Ali1,*, Samiya Rehman1, Aqsa Aslam1, Fouzia Tanvir2, Rida Liaqat1, Muhammad Ahmad1, Aamir Riaz1, Muhammad Shafique3, Hassan Ali1 and Amjad Ali1
ABSTRACT
W. coagulans Dunal, belongs to Solanaceae family is a useful plant holding an important place in Ayurvedic medicines. Presence of biomedical compounds polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, and trace elements as secondary metabolites imparts antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, antidepressant, immunosuppressive, anti-microbial properties to the W. coagulans Dunal. Plant samples from Mianwalli, Kohat, and Sargodha city were gathered for antioxidant potential determination. Free radical scavenging activity and total antioxidant activity experiments were performed on the samples using the DPPH and Phosphomolybdenum methods. Results shows leaves extract from Mianwali has the highest total antioxidant capacity while stems collected form the Sargodha has highest free radicals scavenging ability with values of 47.60± 3.00 Vit C equiv mg/g DW and 50.00± 3.00 IC50 value.
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