Phytochemical Examination and in Vitro  Free Radicl Scavinging Activity of Rhizome  of Acorus Calamus Linn. Family Araceae

Asha verma; Arvind kumar Ahirwar

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Phytochemical Examination and in Vitro Free Radicl Scavinging Activity of Rhizome of Acorus Calamus Linn. Family Araceae

Asha Verma, Arvind Kumar Ahirwar

Abstract :

Acorus calamus linn. Family-Araceae commonly called as �Sweet flag� The preliminary phytochemical examination show the presence of terpenoids, steroids, saponins, flavonoid, carbohydrate, glycoside etc. The present study is directed to investigate the antioxidant potential of the plant. The antioxidant activity of Acorus calamus linn. (Araceae) were prepared and investigated for antioxidant potential against 2, 2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and compared with standard ascorbic acid. The methanolic extract with different concentrations (50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 μg/ml). The percentage of inhibition was found to be the IC50 value was 259.46 μg/ml. The result showing that Acorus calamus Linn. exhibits potential free radical scavenging. It was also concluded that methanolic extract showed towards the maximum antioxidant activity.