European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CORIANDER SATIVUM LEAVES – AN IN VITRO APPROACH

Ashika B.D., Chitrali Laha Roy, Naresh S., Sunil K. S., Akki Suma, *Balasubramanian Sathyamurthy

ABSTRACT

Coriander belongs to the family Apiaceae and has great medicinal use. It is used to treat Gastro-intestinal disorders such as Anorexia, Diarrhea, pain, vomiting, Urethritis, Cystitis, Urinary tract infections, Urticaria, rashes and burns. The present study was formulated to quantify the concentration of selected phytochemicals that are present in the methanolic extract of Coriander sativum leaves using spectrophotometric and HPLC method. It was found the total amount of carbohydrates and proteins was found to be mostly in the form of glycosides. The Polyphenols present in Coriander sativum leaves are vanillic, p-coumaric, cisferulic and trans-ferulic acids which are responsible for their antioxidant activity.

Keywords: HPLC, Polyphenols, spectrophotometer, antioxidant.