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VOL. 9, ISSUE 6 (2024)
Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of leaf extract of Pistia stratiotes
Authors
Milind Gaikwad, Akash Choudhari, Laxmikant Kamble, Ramesh Chillawar
Abstract
The plant Pistia
stratiotes commonly known as water cabbage or water lettuce belongs to the
family Araceae. Pistia stratiotes is a common medicinal plant the leaves
are used in treatment of skin rashes, Boils, colds. The aim to the study the
phytochemical screening and Antioxidant activity from the leaves of Pistia plants.
The results showed that the presence of secondary metabolites Alkaloid,
Flavonoid, Amino acid, Tannins, Saponin and Carbohydrate. The ethanolic
extract of leaves of Pistia plants showed positive antioxidant activity.
The phytochemical analysis of plant is very important commercially and has a
great interest in pharmaceutical companies for the production of the new drugs for
curing of various diseases.
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Pages:9-13
How to cite this article:
Milind Gaikwad, Akash Choudhari, Laxmikant Kamble, Ramesh Chillawar "Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of leaf extract of <i>Pistia stratiotes</i>". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 9, Issue 6, 2024, Pages 9-13
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