Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Potential of solvent extracts of Rheum webbianum

Sanjay Sharma; Abhishek Mathur; Simran Dhiman

doi:10.69980/redvet.v25i2.1820

Sanjay Sharma
Abhishek Mathur
Simran Dhiman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69980/redvet.v25i2.1820

Keywords: Antioxidant potential, solvent extracts, Rheum webbianum, ethnomedicinal diversity

Abstract

Plants diversity represents a significant untapped source of structurally novel compounds that could serve as the lead for the production of novel drugs. The phytochemicals available in medicinal plants are the source of different pharmaceuticals. These medicinal molecules are the significant agents to eliminate the free radicals getting generated in the body due to metabolic processes, thus empowers the ethnomedicinal diversity of antioxidants. The present study showed the antioxidant activity of solvent extracts of Rheum webbianum. The results of the study showed that, determined the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, saponin and reducing sugars. The results of the study also showed antioxidant potential of the polar extracts which were found significant in comparison to non polar extracts.

Author Biographies

Sanjay Sharma

Dept. of Chemistry, Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh, India;

Abhishek Mathur

Dept. of Research & Development, Prathista Industries Limited, Telangana State, India;

Simran Dhiman

Researcher, Dept. of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark

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