EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF HERBAL LEAVES
Manisha Pandey*, Virginia Paul, Pallavi Singh and Zebish Ali
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants is a best way to add their nutritional benefits in the daily diet of humans to combat with various degenerative diseases. The study was carried out with objectives to determine the nutritional composition and antioxidant activity of medicinal leaves Adusa and Giloy. Chemical analysis for proximate contents of leaves as well as products was done by using the standard procedure of AOAC. Iron, calcium and Vitamin C contents were determined by Thiocyanate method (colometric), volumetric method and 2, 6-Dichlorophenol dye method respectively. Total carotene content was analysed by the method given by Ranganna, 2001 while Polyphenol content and % radical scavenging activity were assessed by the Folin-Ciocalteu method and DPPH method respectively.
Keywords: Adusa, Antioxidant Activity, Giloy, Herbal leaves, Nutritional Composition.
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