ISSN 2736-1624
Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology ISSN: 2736-1624 Vol. 11 (4), pp. 001-004, April, 2021. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The phytochemical and antioxidant screening of Justicia wynaadensis
Sudha Medapa, Geetha R. J. Singh* and Vaishnavi Ravikumar
Department of Chemistry, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India.
Accepted 12 July, 2020
Abstract
The plant Justicia wynaadensis is consumed by the local community of Kodagu district, Karnataka, India for its medicinal properties. In our present study, we have identified and estimated polyphenols and flavonoids in the plant extract. The medicinal properties of J. wynaadensis extract may be due to the presence of the above mentioned phytochemicals. The observed high antioxidant property could be related to the presence of phenolics, flavonoids as well as catalase and peroxidase enzyme activities. The plant J. wynaadensis may be exploited as a source of natural antioxidant and as a possible food supplement.
Key words: Justicia wynaadensis, antioxidants, phenolics, flavonoids, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), enzyme activity.