title: Phytochemicals, antioxidant, and anthelmintic activity of selected traditional wild edible plants of lower Assam.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Clerodendrum viscosum,Eryngium foetidum,Lippia javanica, andMurraya koenigiiare one among the common wild edible plants in Northeast India which are also used as antidiabetic, stomach-ache relieving drugs, etc., The present study was aimed to reveal the phytochemical, antioxidant, and anthelmintic activity of the plants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The antioxidant capacity of methanolic extract of plants was studied by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power, TBARS, and total antioxidant activity (TAA). Total phenolics, flavonoids, Vitamin C, carbohydrate, and protein are also estimated following standard protocols. Anthelmintic activity of the extracts has also been studiedin vitroagainst trematode parasites.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The result showed that the methanolic extracts of plants possess a substantial quantity of alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, proteins, carbohydrates, and Vitamin C. Phenolics, flavonoids, and Vitamin C contents were found higher inC. viscosumfollowed byM. koenigii,L. javanica, andE. foetidum. Thein vitroantioxidant assays revealed substantial free radical scavenging property in all the plants. TAA increased in the orderC. viscosum > M. koenigii > L. javanica > E. foetidum. Similarly,C. viscosumdisplayed a better antioxidant capacity with IC50values 29.74 ± 3.63 μg and 148.77 ± 18.38 μg for DPPH and thiobarbituric acid reactive species, respectively. In addition, the plant extracts also showed good anthelmintic activity againstParamphistomumsp. Time taken for paralysis and death were 0:56 ± 0:09 h and 1:35 ± 0:07 h forL. javanicaat 50 mg/mL concentration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study therefore suggests the importance of tested plants as a natural source of free radical scavenger and plausible veterinary uses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Ananta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Swargiary
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Abhijita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daimari
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Manita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daimari
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Noymi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basumatary
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Ezekiel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Narzary
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004530:Egg Yolk / Q000737:chemistry; D007194:India; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D010250:Paramphistomatidae / Q000187:drug effects; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000975:Antioxidants; D028321:Plant Preparations
keywords: Anthelmintic studies; Assam; antioxidant; phytochemicals; wild edible plants