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Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extract and its Fractions of Leaves of Ficus benghalensis Linn.

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  1. 1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KLEU’S College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

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Anil Subhash Bhanwase

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KLEU’S College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

anil.bhanvase@gmail.com

Volume 8, Issue 1 · pp. 50-55 · 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171107

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Ficus benghalensis is a folk medicine indigenous plant of India. Several studies on this plant reported and focused on the biological profile of the plant. This study is aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and immunomodulatory activity of F. benghalensis leaf extract using various in vitro screening methods of both parameters. Hydroalcoholic (FB1) extract and it’s four fractions viz. n-hexane (FB2), n-butanol (FB3), chloroform (FB4), and water (FB5) of leaves of F. benghalensis investigated for their free radical scavenging activity using 1-1-diphneyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and 2, 2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radicals. A dose-response curve was plotted and IC50 values were determined to assess antioxidant activity. Nitroblue tetrazolium test, phagocytosis of killed Candida albicans and candidacidal assay were carried out to assess the immunomodulatory activity. Positive non-lymphoid cell number, mean particle number of killed C. albicans, percent value of killed C. albicans by neutrophils were calculated and presented. All extracts showed antioxidant and prominent immunomodulatory activity with compared to standard. Hydroalcoholic (FB1) extract and its four fractions viz. n-hexane (FB2), n-butanol (FB3), chloroform (FB4), and water (FB5) showed promising antioxidant and immunomodulatory activity.

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    Bhanwase, A. S., & Alagawadi, K. R. (2015). Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extract and its Fractions of Leaves of Ficus benghalensis Linn.. Pharmacognosy Research, 8(1), 50-55. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.171107

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