INVITRO ASSESSMENT OF ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF OCIMUM SANCTUM (KARUNTHULASI LEAVES)

Authors

  • P. SANGEETHA Department of Biochemistry, Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Jaladampet, Chennai
  • J. JULIET POORNAMATHY Department of Biochemistry, Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Jaladampet, Chennai

Keywords:

Ocimum Sanctum Linn, Diclofenac sodium, phytochemical analysis, Anti-inflammatory activity

Abstract

The present study evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of petroleum ether extract, ethanolic extract and aqueous extract of ocimum sanctum Linn (karunthulasi leaves). Extract was carried out using soxhlet apparatus. These three extract were subject to phytochemical analysis in order to find out the constituents present in the sample. Secondly, HRBC membrane stabilization was selected for further anti-inflammatory studies. Standard drug such as Diclofenac sodium was used. Phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, flavanoids, tannin, steroids, saponin, and proteins were found to be present in all the three type of extract. Result shown that anti-inflammatory activity of ocimum sanctum Linn, extract has more potent than the standard drug.

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30.06.2015

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P. SANGEETHA, & J. JULIET POORNAMATHY. (2015). INVITRO ASSESSMENT OF ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF OCIMUM SANCTUM (KARUNTHULASI LEAVES). International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(2), 1387–1391. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/4360

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Volume 6, Issue 2, 2015

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