COMBINATION OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS LINN & BALANITES ROXBURGHII FOR PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY
Shirish Patil* and Swati Karande
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the anti-inflamatory activity of fractions & residue of methanolic extract of Abelmoschus esculentus seeds & pericarpium of Balanites roxburghi. In Ayurvedic, the fruit of the allied species Balanites aegyptiaca is being used as an ant-inflamatory. The tribal people are using the aqueous juice of Abelmoschus esculentus seeds& pericarpium of B. roxburghii for relieving the pain & inflamation. Mice were used as experimental animals and administered test drugs orally. Finally, screening of anti-inflammatory of crude extracts of A. esculantus & B. roxburghi, at the doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg on Albino Rats (Wistar strain). phytochemical investigation was carried out for phytochemicals like, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, tannins and proteins.After phytochemical screening Constituents detected in Methanolic extract of Abelmoschus esculentus Linn, Seeds & Balanites roxburghii, Pericarp.
Keywords: Anti-inflamatory activity, phytochemical screening, Albino rats.
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