Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Botany
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 40b
  • Issue: 1

In-Vitro Anti-Diabetic Studies and In-Vitro Anti- Inflammatory Activity in an Underutilised Plant Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Hawthorn Leaves

1Department of Botany, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu641018, India.

*Corresponding Author: Sr. M. Arul Sheeba Rani, Department of Botany, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu641018, India. E-mail: arulsheeba582@gmail.com

Abstract

Medicinal flora is being utilized in healthcare considering the fact that time immemorial. A number of studies have been accomplished to confirm their efficacy, globally in the manufacturing of plant-based medicines. Medicinal plants play important roles in sickness hindrance and their promotion and use work into all existing prevention strategies. However, acutely aware efforts got to be created to properly identify, recognise and position medicative plants within the style and implementation of those strategies. In the present study, the leaves of Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Hawthorn has observed in vitro anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory activities by treated with methanol solvent.

Keywords

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, In-vitro anti-diabetic activity, In-vitro anti-inflammatory, Traditional medicine