EVALUATION OF ANTI ARTHRITIC POTENTIAL OF HYDROALCOHOLIC LEAVES EXTRACT OF WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA
Diksha Jat*, C. K. Tyagi, Prabhakar Budholiya
ABSTRACT
The whole plant or its specific parts (bark, leaf, seed and root) are known to have medicinal properties and have a long history of use by indigenous communities in India. The medicinal value of this plant for the treatment of a large number of human ailments is mentioned in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and folk medicine In the last more than three decades, several studies have been carried out on this medicinal plant species to facilitate evidence in favor of its conventional uses. The extracts were subjected to qualitative phytochemical screening using standard procedure. Phytochemical screening reveals the presences of Flavonoids, Phenolics, Saponins. Total phenolic and total flavonoid content was found 1.077 and 0.586 in Wrightia tinctoria extract respectively. Complete Freund’s Adjuvant induced arthritis and anti-arthritic property of the extract Hydroalcoholic extract of Leaves of Wrightia tinctoria. The effect of extract Hydroalcoholic extract of Leaves of Wrightia tinctoria were determined after administration at two dose level (100 and 200 mg/kg b.w.) in arthritis induced rats.
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