PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (TARO) MEDICINAL PLANT LEAVES USED IN FOLK MEDICINE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS AND BURNS IN HUFASH DISTRICT AL MAHWEET GOVERNORATE–YEMEN

  • Ali Gamal Al-Kaf Medicinal chemistry Department, Faculty of pharmacy, Sana'a University,Yemen.
  • Aziza M. Taj Al-Deen Biology Department- Faculty of Science, Sana'a University, Yemen
  • Samir Ahmed Ali ALhaidari Biology Department- Faculty of Science, Sana'a University, Yemen
  • Fatima A. Al-Hadi Biology Department- Faculty of Science, Sana'a University, Yemen
10.22270/ujpr.v4i2.254

Keywords:

Antimicrobial, antioxidative, Colocasia esculenta, phytochemical

Abstract

Objective: Colocasia esculenta (CE) Linn. (Family: Araceae) is an annual herbaceous plant that is known since ancient times for its curative properties. The objective of current study was phytochemical screening of chemical constituents of Colocasia esculenta  extract.

Methods: In this study methanolic and aqueous extracts of one plant namely Colocasia esculenta, were screened for the presence of phytochemical constituents and tested for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.

Results: TLC tests conducted revealed Rf values in the leaves for alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, phenols and saponins (0.95-0.96-0.97-0.96-0.97) respectively. The antimicrobial activity extracts against four bacterial isolates Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella sp. and a single fungal isolate Candida albicans with concentrations (0.5 mg/ml, and 1.0 mg/ml) of the extract were added to the disc and respective solvent was used as negative control. The antioxidative activity of leaf was evaluated by using 1,1- diphenyl-2 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), the results showed are 86.5%, lowest from standard, ascorbic acid 87.5%.

Conclusion: The qualitative phytochemical analysis revealed the results showed presence of alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, resins, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, phenols, and amino acid were present in the methanol extract, with absence of glycosides, and amino acids in the aqueous extracts in leaves plant.

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Peer Review History:

Received 1 February 2019;   Revised 12 March; Accepted 28 April; Available online 15 May 2019

Academic Editor: Dr. Nuray Arıorcid22.jpg, Ankara University, Turkiye, ari@ankara.edu.tr

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Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 5/10

Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8/10

Reviewer(s) detail:

Dr. Gehan Fawzy Abdel Raoof Kandeelorcid22.jpg, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622,  Giza, Egypt, gehankandeel9@yahoo.com 

Dr. O.J Owolabiorcid22.jpg, University of Benin, Nigeria, owolabi@uniben.edu

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2019-05-05

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Al-Kaf, A. G., A. M. Taj Al-Deen, S. A. A. ALhaidari, and F. A. Al-Hadi. “PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (TARO) MEDICINAL PLANT LEAVES USED IN FOLK MEDICINE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS AND BURNS IN HUFASH DISTRICT AL MAHWEET GOVERNORATE–YEMEN”. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2019, doi:10.22270/ujpr.v4i2.254.

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