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Abstract

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF VANDA ROXBURGHII R.BR. KANYAKUMARI, SOUTH INDIA

R. Mary Subin*, Dr. B. Christudhas Williams and Dr. R. Mary Suja

ABSTRACT

Vanda roxburghii R.Br. is a potent medicinal epiphytic orchid used in the Indian system of medicine. Benzene extract of Vanda roxburghii R.Br. leaf showed the presence of terpenoid, flavonoid, alkaloid, saponin, tannin and steroid; ethanol extract showed the presence of terpenoid, flavonoid, alkaloid, tannin and steroid; acetone extract showed the presence of terpenoid, alkaloid, tannin, steroid and chloroform extract showed the presence of flavonoid, reducing sugar, alkaloid and steroid. DPPH radical scavenging activity of Vanda roxburghii R.Br. leaf extracts varied from 17.98 % ± 0.570 (20μl) of chloroform extract to 61.91% ± 1.196 (100μl) of ethanol extract and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of Vanda roxburghii R.Br. leaf extracts varied from 11.98 % ± 0.789 (100μl) of chloroform extract to 58.5 % ± 0.475 (500μl) of ethanol extract highlight the medicinal importance of the sampling plant.

Keywords: Orchid, Vanda roxburghii, Phytochemicals, antioxidant.

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