Issn  2249-7579
e Issn  2249-7579
Publisher JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY

ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF SONCHUS ARVENSIS FROM CENTRAL NEPAL

Bhupendra Kumar Poudel
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Bhupendra Kumar Poudel
Department of Drug Administration, Nepal Government
Bhupendra Kumar Poudel
Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University.
Jagnnath Prasad Sah
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Shyam Raj Subedi
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Sadhana Amatya
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Tirtha Maiya Shrestha
Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University.
Mohan Prasad Amatya
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Mohan Prasad Amatya
Department of Drug Administration, Nepal Government.

Sonchus ,Antioxidant ,Cytotoxic ,Brine shrimp ,Extraction ,

Sonchus arvensis, a perennial sowthistle, is least explored in Nepal, although several uses like anti inflammatory, sedative and kidney stone eradicating properties have been identified till date. Samples of the plant were collected from Nagarjun Hill, Kathmandu, Nepal. The aerial parts of the plant were dried, crushed, and extracted using a Soxhlet apparatus using petroleum ether, diethyl ether, methanol, and water, each in a stepwise manner. The extracts were concentrated and stored until used for experiments. This study aims at exploring antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of the methanolic extract of this plant. Antioxidant activity was calculated by percentage scavenging activity of acetic acid and that of methanolic extract. The brine shrimp activity was calculated by brine shrimp bioassay. This study revealed that the methanolic extract possessed strong antioxidant activity while petroleum ether, diethyl ether, methanol and water extracts didn’t show cytotoxicity. Thus, it is concluded that the plant possess strong antioxidant properties.

6 , 1 , 2016

55 - 58