Abstract

EVALUATION OF IN-VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF PERGULARIA DAEMIA LINN

*M. Vijayasanthi, A. Doss and K. Arjun Kumar

ABSTRACT

Pergularia daemia is a well known traditional folklore medicinal plant. The plant has been found to possess diverse number of pharmacological properties. In the present study, aqueous extract of P.daemia leaves were used to evaluate in vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. In vitro antioxidant activity was carried out by Total antioxidant activity, ABTS assay, Hydrogen peroxide assays, and anti- inflammatory activity by membrane stabilization method and heat induced hemolysis. Aqueous extract showed an effective pharmacological activity in all assays when compared with their respective standards.

Keywords: Inflammation, Traditional medicine, Antioxidant activity, Protein denaturation.