Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF EXTRACT ARIAL ROOT OF BANYAN TREE FOR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF GINGIVITIS

Kaveri Soni*, Dr. Nishi Prakash Jain, Dr. Prashant Soni and Ankita Chourasiya

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Abstract

Arial root of Banyan Tree was screened and evaluated for Antiinflammatory activities in the condition of Gingivitis. Collection and identification of plant material Aerial parts of Banyan tree major were collected from local area. The external surface of the aerial root of Ficus benghalensis is Gray, the cut surface is reddish-brown, rough due to longitudinal and transverse cracks and transverse rows of lenticels, fracture, and bark portion is fibrous, tough, and short in wood portion. Anatomy of the roots revealed a well-characterized secondary growth pattern. Physiochemical parameters of Ficus benghalensis were loss on drying, ash values, extractive values determined. The aqueous extract was found to contain flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, proteins and carbohydrates. Total alkaloid content was calculated as atropine equivalent mg/100mg using the equation based on the calibration curve. The concentration of total flavonoid content in the test samples was calculated from the calibration plot (Y = 0.0162x + 0.0044, R 2 = 0.999) and expressed as mg quercetin equivalent (QE)/g of dried plant material. The Group III treated with Extract (EMM) 400 mg/Kg of aerial roots of Ficus benghalensis possessed higher percentage of paw edema inhibition then Group II treated with extract (ESM) and Group IV treated with extract (EDM)of aerial roots of Ficus benghalensis. However, all two groups treated with extract exhibited lower anti-inflammatory activity than the positive control.

Keywords: Phytochemical, harmacological, Banyan Tree, Anti-inflammatory, Gingivitis, Arial root.