Research Article

Evaluation of Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Memory-Enhancing Activity of Garuga pinnata Roxb. Bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken. Leaves

Table 1

Antioxidant activity of leaves of G. pinnata and barks of B. pinnatum. MGPB has significant antioxidant activity compared to MBPL in a dose-dependent manner.

Conc. (µg/mL)MBPLPercentage inhibition
MGPBAA

0.117.69 ± 0.5824.07 ± 0.12334.76 ± 4.5
122.35 ± 0.1128.74 ± 0.9242.48 ± 3.51
1023.83 ± 0.3040.78 ± 0.6788.36 ± 0.85
10047.42 ± 0.6969.77 ± 0.4395.25 ± 1.44

MBPL : methanolic extract of B. pinnatum leaf, MGPB : methanolic extract of G. pinnata bark, and AA : ascorbic acid. and when correlated to MBPL (note: all the tests were done in triplicate).